Jerusalem's marathon takes a 'wrong turn'

JERUSALEM - Jerusalem's first-ever marathon ended in amusing confusion on Friday, with a Kenyan runner, said to have taken a wrong turn, crossing the finish line for the half-marathon and still winning.

But all was judged to have turned out well, and correctly, in the end.

Organizers said Raymond Kipkoechh, 34, was electronically logged as having run the qualifying distance in the shortest time despite not having crossed the official line for his event.