VIDEO: Thrilling finish at U.S. 20K Championships
One of the closest finishes of a road race you will see as two Olympians for the United States battle to the line
The men’s winner of the United States (USATF) 20K Championships was decided in a photo finish on Monday morning.
In a thrilling duel between 2016 Olympic bronze medallist Galen Rupp and Leonard Korir, the two finished a split-second apart, clocking 59:04 and 59:05, respectively, at the New Haven Road Race in the coastal city of the same name in Connecticut. Rupp had not raced since the USATF (USA Track & Field) Outdoor Championships in June following his second-place finish at the 2017 Boston Marathon.
Rupp had a narrow advantage on Korir in the closing stages of the race before Korir closed the gap and nearly edged an easing Rupp at the line. Korir, an Olympian, settled for second after winning the 20K national championships in 2016.
Galen Rupp wins the @usatf 20K Championship over @korirlennyman in a photo finish at the @NHVRoadRace in New Haven! pic.twitter.com/l0sRC1NZ3i
— Michael Scott (@urimiscott) September 4, 2017
WOW, Galen Rupp and Leonard Korir finish neck and neck at #NewHavenRoadRace pic.twitter.com/mH1rsDryNS
— Esteban L. Hernandez (@EstebanHRZ) September 4, 2017
Men’s finish video
https://twitter.com/SayntStephen/status/904700439433797632
Incredible finish in the 20K National Championships at the @NHVRoadRace. @G_Rupp with the win! @nhregister pic.twitter.com/OsnBsvuV6v
— Derek Turner (@DTurnerMedia) September 4, 2017
In the women’s race, Jordan Hasay, a member of the Nike Oregon Project like Rupp, was the clear winner with more than a minute on second-place’s Aliphine Tuliamuk. Hasay, who ran the fastest marathon debut ever by an American at the Boston Marathon, ran 1:06:35 on Labour Day morning.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BYnxJXtjPVB/
.@JordanHasay runs away with the @usatf 20K Championship at the @NHVRoadRace in New Haven! pic.twitter.com/Okup4lTB1b
— Michael Scott (@urimiscott) September 4, 2017
Women’s finish video
.@JordanHasay wins the women's 20K National Championship at the @NHVRoadRace @nhregister pic.twitter.com/Ps2HuQPDTu
— Derek Turner (@DTurnerMedia) September 4, 2017
Rupp is expected to race the Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia Half-Marathon on Sept. 17 followed by the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 8. Hasay too is scheduled to run the Chicago Marathon.
The New Haven Road Race, which acted as the USATF 20K Championships, featured more than 6,000 participants, according to NBC Connecticut.
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