Sunderland
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| Weather | 7°C, Wind W at 19 km/h, 68% Humidity |
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| Metropolitan county | Tyne and Wear |
| Population | 2011 Census |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Local time | Wednesday 08:43 |
| Postcode district | SR1–SR6 |
| University | University of Sunderland |
| Current weather | on weather.com |
| Popul | 2011 Census |
| Metropolitan counti | Tyne and Wear |
| Universities | University of Sunderland |
| Neighborhoods | Pallion |
| Grangetown | |
| City Centre | |
| Barnes | |
| Upcoming events | Apple Eldon Square |
| Attractions | National Glass Centre |
| Hylton Castle | |
| Mowbray Park | |
| Sports teams | Sunderland A.F.C. |
| Sunderland West End F.C. | |
| Sunderland Albion F.C. | |
| Sunderland Nissan F.C. | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2318013 |
About Sunderland
Sunderland is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the historic county of Durham. The city is 10 miles from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on the River Wear's mouth to the North Sea.
Where is the Sunderland
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Great North Run 2019: Thousands to take on half-marathon
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Great North Run 2019: Thousands to take on half-marathon
Sir Mo Farah Broke clear of Tamirat Tola to take his sixth successive win
Thousands of people are taking part in the 2019 Great North Run in Tyneside.
Organisers said about 57,000 runners registered for the 13. 1 mile event, which stretches from Newcastle to South Shields .
While Brigid Kosgei , beat The Women 's course record with a time of 64 minutes and 28 seconds.
First held in 1981, the half-marathon has grown from an initial 12,000 runners.
Lionesses stars Steph Houghton and Jill Scott , along with England and Durham cricketer Mark Wood , started The Event at 10:40 BST.
Thousands of cheering spectators lined the route to encourage The Runners .
Farah got under way in The Elite men's race with the rest of The Field following them across the start Line .
Sir Mo high-fived fans lining the side of the courseSpeaking after the win, Farah told BBC Sport The Crowd had been so loud he did not know if anyone had been close behind him at the finish.
"I've really enjoyed it but The Past couple of years has been in The Middle of marathon preparation. It was good to test myself. Things are looking good and I'm happy with the win.
"Tokyo is definitely on the cards - as an athlete you always want to represent your country. You just have to take it One Year at a time. Hopefully, come Tokyo time, we will be in The Mix . "
Sunderland runner Aly Dixon ran the Great North Run dressed as Wonder Woman for charityBroke the record for the fastest superhero to run a half-marathon.
She Said : "I loved every second Out There , it was absolutely amazing, completely different experience to being in The Elites .
"From The First step across the start Line , the crowds were enormous, there wasn't an inch of the course where there wasn't a "go Aly, go Wonder Woman " and it was just absolutely fantastic atmosphere Out There . "
Thousands of runners made their way along the opening few hundred metresEthiopia's Tamirat Tola challenged Farah in The Men 's elite race and took second place.
Brigid Kosgei , who won the London Marathon in April, not only beat The Women 's course record on Sunday,
Multiple Paralympics champion David Weir was first across the Finish Line in The Men 's wheelchair race and sealed an eighth Victory .
Jade Jones-Hall won The Women 's elite wheelchair race Brigid Kosgei Broke records at the Great North RunSaturday saw thousands of fans Line the banks of the River Tyne for the Junior and Mini Great North Runs, and the Great North 5K.
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Taking part in the Great North City Games in Stockton was Great Britain 's Richard Kilty , who raced to Victory in 100m and came third in the 150m.
Other leading names taking part included British Paralympics champion Sophie Hahn , who won The Women 's IPC 100m.
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Source of news: bbc.com
