Rwandan athlete Florence Niyonkuru claimed gold medal in girls’s half marathon occasion of the fortieth version of the Lion Races, held in France on Sunday, September 30.
The half marathon occasion, which occurred between Belfort and Montbéliard. Niyonkuru emerged victorious, crossing the end line in 1 hour, 10 minutes, and 14 seconds.
Her newest triumph comes simply three months after profitable gold within the Kigali Worldwide Peace Marathon (KIPM), additionally within the half marathon class.
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Niyonkuru, who trains with Rulindo-based Sina Gérard Athletics Membership, has been in imperious type not solely in street races but additionally in monitor and discipline competitions. In July, she and Jean Claude Nsabimana stole the highlight on the 2025 Nationwide Monitor and Discipline Championships, the place they each clinched gold medals within the girls’s and males’s 10,000m occasions.
“Our personal daughter Niyonkuru is taking over world levels within the half marathon! That is only the start, and the entire village is behind you,” Rwanda’s Minister of Sports activities, Nelly Mukazayire, celebrated in a submit shared on X (previously Twitter).
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Within the males’s half marathon class, Kenya’s Vincent Kimaiyo gained gold after ending in 1 hour, 1 minute, and 1 second. Within the 10km races, Reuben Siwa claimed the boys’s title, whereas Manon Coste gained the ladies’s title in 34 minutes and 32 seconds.