Nailya Yulamanova wins in Rotterdam
05.04.2009
The women's race of the Rotterdam Marathon was won by Russian Nailya Yulamanova in a personal best of 2:26:30.
Yulamanova was a convincing winner. Running well behind pre-race favourite Lydia Cheromei for much of the race, at one point more than a minute-and-a-half adrift. But when the Kenyan weakened in the waning stages, the Russian took advantage to claim the win.
For Yulamanova, there was a major problem before the race. She lost her luggage en route but the organisers managed to arrange new shoes (size 3.5) on Saturday night.
"When we brought her new shoes it was the first time we saw her smiling," a race organiser said.
Wim van Hemert for the IAAF
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