Tanzanian Samson Ramadhani held off a challenge from Kenyan Fred Mogaka before kicking clear to win the Commonwealth Games men's marathon, his first major title, on Sunday.

Ramadhani finished in a time of two hours 11 minutes 29 seconds, more than three minutes outside his personal best, after building a clear lead over the final two km.

Mogaka finished 34 seconds behind Ramadhani to take the silver medal.

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Ramadhani finished fifth at last year's world championships. His compatriot Christopher Isegwe had dominated the early stages of the race on a cool Melbourne morning and appeared to be running comfortably before disaster struck at the 20 km mark.

Isegwe, second at the world championships in Helsinki last year, had just taken a water bottle when he grabbed the back of his left thigh and fell to the roadway with an apparent hamstring injury. The 30-year-old tried to keep running but was unable to continue.

England's [Images] Daniel Robinson won the bronze medal in 2:14:5 0.