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33rd Auckland Marathon sees record number of participants

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STORY: 33rd Auckland Marathon sees record number of participants
SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 3, 2024
DATELINE: Nov. 4, 2024
LENGTH: 00:03:02
LOCATION: AUCKLAND, New Zealand
CATEGORY: SPORTS

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1. various of the 2024 Auckland Marathon

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New Zealand's biggest and most iconic running event returned to the streets of Auckland on Sunday, with a record number of participants choosing to run, walk, and dance their way through the city.
   
The 2024 Auckland Marathon saw nearly 18,000 registered runners and walkers, the most in the event's 33-year history.
   
Christchurch's Oska Inkster-Baynes won the men's marathon with a time of 2:21:49, just 11 seconds ahead of last year's winner Daniel Balchin, with Michael Voss a further 55 seconds back in third.
   
Auckland's Brigid Dennehy finished just two seconds outside of the women's course record on her Auckland Marathon debut in a time of 2:41:31. Dennehy left two former Auckland Marathon champions in her wake, with 2017 and 2022 champion Hannah Oldroyd second in 2:46:30, and 2011 and 2021 champion Lisa Cross third in 2:48:12.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Auckland, New Zealand.
(XHTV)

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