Irish athlete vents frustration after Kenyan-born runner takes national title in Dublin marathon
Freddy Sittuk of Raheny Shamrock after crossing the line to be the first Irish finisher in the men's category after the SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon 2017 in Dublin City. 20,000 runners took to the Fitzwilliam Square start line to participate in the 38th running of the SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon, making it the fifth largest marathon in Europe. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile
Kenya's Bernard Rotich and Ukraine's Nataliya Lehonkova won the main titles and €12,000 each in the sun-kissed 38th SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon yesterday which attracted a record crowd of 20,000.
But there was some controversy behind them when another Kenyan was crowned Irish men's marathon champion.
