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TORONTO - Kenya's Leonard Langat defended his title Sunday at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon.
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TORONTO - Kenya's Leonard Langat defended his title Sunday at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon.
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TORONTO – Kenya’s Leonard Langat defended his title Sunday at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon.
Langat won the men’s race in two hours six minutes 51 seconds.
Langat finished ahead of compatriots Fanny Kiprotich (2:07:21), Noah Kipkemboi (2:09:25), Asbel Rutto (2:07:32) and Elvis Cheboi (2:07:37).
Andrew Davies of Vancouver was the top Canadian, finishing ninth in 2:08:48. John Gay of Kelowna, B.C., was 10th in 2:13:01.
The race was a World Athletics Elite Label event but also served as Athletics Canada’s national marathon championships.
Leah Jeruto, also of Kenya, won the women’s race in 2:21:19. She finished ahead of Ethiopians Nigsti Haftu (2:21:34) and Ayinadis Teshome (2:22:51).
Dayna Pidhoresky of Windsor, Ont., was the top Canadian, finishing eighth in 2:26:08. Florence Caron of La Malbaie, Que., was 10th in 2:29:32.
Canadians swept the half marathons. Dylan Alick of Mississauga, Ont., won the men’s race in 1:03:49 while Teagan Robertson of Kingston, Ont., topped the women’s event in 1:13:58.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 18, 2026.
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