25-year-old Joshua Belet has won the 47th edition of the Amsterdam Marathon after clocking 2:04:18.
The time recorded by Belet on Sunday however falls short of the record held by Ethiopian Tamirat Tola who set a time of 2.03.39 in 2021.
Sunday's race held in Amsterdam, Netherlands saw several elite athletes battle it out in the cold streets.
It was a clean sweep for Kenya as Cybrian Kotut finished second 16 seconds behind Belet recording a time of 2:04:34.
Bethwell Chumba came in third after clocking 2.04.37 making it a perfect sweep for team Kenya which started off behind the leading pack.
The winner Joshua Belet broke the race open at the 30-kilometer mark, accelerating at a pace that was hard for the rest to keep up.
All eyes were on Ethiopia's Birhanu Legese and Kenya's Bernard Koech who were touted as the favourites.
However, Legese finished fourth recording a time of 2:04:44, a few seconds behind Kenya's Chumba.
Meanwhile, Koech was unable to complete the race, limping out halfway, in what could be a possible injury.
Belet last participated in the Haspa Hamburg Marathon in Germany bagging the silver medal, clocking a time of 2:04:3 on April 23 this year.
Meseret Belete of Ethiopia clinched the women's marathon after clocking a time of 02:18:21.
The TCS Amsterdam Marathon 2023 in Amsterdam Netherlands attracted 47,000 participants.
