Monte-Carlo - The most significant change in the latest edition of the IAAF World Rankings came in the Road Running – Marathon Event Ranking. Following a month’s absence, Olympic bronze medallist Deena Drossin-Kastor returned to fourth place after finishing sixth in the ING New York City Marathon over the past weekend.

The US runner clocked 2:27:54 (1180 points) but was unable to reclaim her leading position in the Ranking from four weeks ago. In the Women’s Overall Rankings the 33-year-old entered in the 100th place.

The other significant improvements on the women’s side this week came from Tetyana Hladyr (UKR) and Cathernie Ndereba (KEN), who placed second and third respectively in New York. Hladyr finished in 2:26:05 (1253 points) and moved into 18th place, while Ndereba could not repeat her win from Boston last year and had to settle for third in 2:26:58 (1222 points). The third place allowed the Kenyan to move into 14th place, while her compatriot, Susan Chepkemei dropped from 4th to 7th, as she was unable to back up her second place from the 2005 New York Marathon.

On the men’s side, Marilson Gomes Dos Santos was the surprise winner in New York with 2:09:58 (1276 points). The Brazilian re-entered the Road Running – Marathon Event Ranking in 38th place, while last year’s runner up, Hendrick Ramaala (RSA) failed to back up his silver medal and slipped to 11th spot in the Ranking.

Other newcomers include a trio of Kenyan runners with results achieved from races on three different continents. Stephen Kiogora finished second to Gomes Dos Santos in New York with 2:10:06 (1254 points) and entered the Ranking in 31st place, while his compatriot Philip Manyim placed third at the Seoul JoongAng Marathon in Korea with 2:09:35 (1228 points) and entered the Ranking in 35th, while Peter Kiprotich is in 41st place this week after finishing 4th at the Frankfurt Marathon with 2:10:57 (1190 points).

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(In brackets the last week's position and the last week's Ranking Scores of the athletes)