Kenyan and Ethiopian runners won the São Paulo New Year's Run

Rio de Janeiro, 31 Dec (Xinhua) -- After a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the San Silvestre International Long-Distance Running Competition, held on the last day of each year in São Paulo, Brazil, was re-held on the 31st, with runners from Kenya and Ethiopia winning the women's and men's championships.

This is the 96th edition of the tournament. Because it is still during the epidemic, all runners must wear masks before departure and can only take them off after starting the run.

The women's race started at 7:40 a.m., with Kenyan athlete Chebet and Ethiopia's Dinksa leaving the others behind after their departure, and after 10 km Chebet's lead began to stand out, and finally won the championship in 50 minutes and 07 seconds, with Dinksa finishing second.

The men's race started at 8:05 a.m., with Ethiopian Bicha, who had won the race in 2018, playing steadily, overtaking Brazil's Nacimento in the final mile to win the title with a time of 44 minutes and 54 seconds, with Nashimento finishing second.

Nasciento represented Brazil at the Tokyo Olympic Marathon, finishing 11th in the 2019 San Silvestre Race. He said after the game: "Two years ago I said I would improve a lot, today I finished second and really improved a lot, I am very satisfied. ”

The New Year's Run, which began in 1925, is an important sporting event for Brazilians at the end of each year. (End)