Marilson Gomes dos Santos of Brazil used a strong finishing kick to win the New York City marathon for his second triumph in the race.

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Gomes dos Santos, the 2006 champion, charged past a fading Abderrahim Goumri of Morocco in the last mile to win with a time of two hours 8 minutes 43 seconds, according to unofficial results.

Goumri, last year's runner-up who had led for about five miles before being overtaken at the end, finished 24 seconds back in 2:09:07.

Daniel Rono of Kenya was a distant third in 2:11:22 in the race which attracted 38,377 runners on a cool, windy day.