Peruvian duo halts ‘Little Kenyan’ monopoly

Trinidad and Tobago’s Tonya Nero takes the top spot on the distaff side of the second leg of the IAAF South American 10K Classic. (Orlando Charles photo)

Peruvian duo Yerson Orellana and Luis Ostos clinched the gold and silver medals respectively and overwhelmed traditional powerhouse Cleveland ‘Little Kenyan’ Forde in the second leg of the 13th South American 10K Classic yesterday.

Forde who had dominated the local leg of the Classic since 2008, had to settle for fourth as Orellana,