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South African runners win 90th Comrades Marathon
South Africa celebrates double Comrades Marathon win.
![Russian sisters, Oelysa and Elena Nurgalieva join runners from other athletic clubs as they make their way from Cowies Hill to Pinetown.](https://images.caxton.co.za/wp-content/uploads/sites/51/2015/06/IMG_1747-640x480_8992155_7541737.jpg)
TWO South African runners claimed victory in the men and women’s race at the 90th Comrades Marathon, earlier today.
According to media reports, Gift Kelehe completed the race in a time of 5:38:35, seven minutes and 39 seconds, while Caroline Wostmann completed the race in a time of 6:12:22.
Kelehe completed the race seconds ahead of Mohammed Husien from Ethiopia, who was placed second. South Africa’s Hatiwande Nyamande was placed third.
The win was also a memorable and historic for Wostmann who also won the Two Oceans Marathon earlier this year. Her phenomenal performance marks the first time in 16 years that a South African woman has won the marathon.
Russia’s Elena Nurgalieva finished third, just ahead of her twin sister.