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Sunday, 6 October, 2002, 11:49 GMT 12:49 UK

Glory for O'Sullivan

Weather conditions help the runners to quick times at the Great North Run

The lead runners in the women's race go past the Gateshead Millennium bridge

Sonia O'Sullivan is rarely troubled as she wins the women's race in a personal best time

Sonia O'Sullivan takes an early lead after only a few miles and soons breaks away

Sonia O'Sullivan wins the women's event in a time of one hour, seven minutes and 19 seconds

O'Sullivan sets a new personal best of time but misses out on Paula Radcliffe's course record

Tanzania's John Yuda and Kenyan Paul Kosgei were close together until the last 400 metres

Tanzania's John Yuda and Kenyan Paul Kosgei break away from the field at the four-mile mark

Kosgei's time of 59 minutes and 58 seconds was the first sub-hour half-marathon seen in Britain.

Kosgei beats Yuda in a sprint finish and wins in a new course record time of 59 minutes and 58 seconds

See also:

05 Oct 02 | Athletics

Holmes triumphs in Newcastle

06 Oct 02 | Athletics

Kosgei and O'Sullivan victorious

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