Athletics: Morocco's el Moaziz wins London Flora marathon

Few months after winning the prestigious Marathon of New York, Morocco's Abdelkader El Moaziz on Sunday bagged the London Flora Marathon.

El Moaziz, who plays with the small Hay Hassani club of Casablanca, clocked 2:07:11, ahead of Kenya's Paul Tergat(Kenya) 2:08:15, and Portugal's Antonio Pinto 2:09:36.

Another Moroccan, Mohammed El Hattab came in 13th with 2:14:27.

El Moaziz, a two-time winner of the London Marathon, is now eying the World Athletics Championships, due next Summer, where he wants to offer Morocco its first official title in Marathon.