Kenyan David Cheruiyot on Sunday won the Ottawa Marathon in two hours 13 minutes and 23 seconds.

Ethiopia's Wegayehu Girma was second and Morocco's Ahmed Baday was third.

In the women's race, Morocco's Asmae Leghzaoui won in 2:27:41 with Canada's Lioudmila Kortchaguina finishing second. Kenya's Irene Jerotich Kosgei was third.

(Xinhua News Agency May 26, 2009)