
Saaremaa athlete denies Manx gold
Monday, 10 July 2023 18:38
Saaremaa athlete denies Manx gold
Manx athletes have taken silver and gold in the 10,000m at the Island Games in Guernsey.
Corrin Leeming and Alan Corlett of the Isle of Man finished 2nd and 3rd respectively.
The pair led for much of the race but were overtaken by Kaur Kivistik of Saaremaa just before its conclusion.
Leeming, who's also competed in the triathlon at the Games, ran a time of 31:10.79.
Corlett, who won this event in Gibraltar in 2019, ran a time of 31:12.31.
Kaur Kivistik won in a time of 31:10.50.
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