Peruvian Leon wins 15km race in Ecuador

     QUITO, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Peruvian Constantino Leon on Sunday won the 51st Quito-Ultimas Noticias 15 kilometers race, the most important of Ecuador, where 15,000 athletes from different countries participated.

    Leon, 36 years old, won for the first time the race with a time of 46 minutes and 19 seconds.

    Last year, Leon arrived in fourth place, but this time he surpassed¹ Ecuadorian Segundo Jami in the last kilometer of the race.

    Leon took advantage over Jami for at least 15 meters in the kilometer 14, as he increased the rhythm of his running.

    The second place was for Jami with a time of 46 minutes and 40 seconds, while the third place was for Kenyan Issac Kimayo.

    In the women's category, Ecuadorian Diana Landi won the race for the second consecutive² year.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 surpassed   

v.超过( surpass的过去式和过去分词 )；优于；多于；非…所能办到

参考例句：

• This realization of our dreams surpassed even our wildest expectations. 我们梦想的实现甚至超越了我们最大胆的估计。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Mao's fame surpassed well beyond the limits of China. 毛泽东的名声远远超越了中国国界。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。