Kosgei wins Great North Run but McColgan withdraws
Kenya's Brigid Kosgei wins the women's race at the Great North Run as Eilish McColgan drops out early with injury, while American Zouhair Talbi wins the men's event.
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Alex Mutiso is a Kenyan long-distance runner and the previous year's champion of the Great North Run.
Brigid Kosgei is a Kenyan long-distance runner and Olympic silver medallist.
David Weir is a British wheelchair racer and Paralympic athlete.
Scottish runner who broke her mother's record.
Scotland's Melanie Woods is a Commonwealth Games champion who won gold in the 1500m T54.
Yohei Ikeda is a Japanese long-distance runner who finished third in the men's race.
Zouhair Talbi is an American long-distance runner who won the men's race at the Great North Run.
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Kenya's Brigid Kosgei wins the women's race at the Great North Run as Eilish McColgan drops out early with injury, while American Zouhair Talbi wins the men's event.
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