BREAKING: Hellen Obiri, a two-time Olympic silver medalist in the 5,000 meters, wins the women's race at the Boston Marathon, completing the Kenyan sweep.
Evans Chebet of Kenya breaks the tape to win the 127th Boston Marathon, Monday, April 17, 2023, in Boston. Evans Chebet of Kenya breaks the tape to win the 127th Boston Marathon, Monday, April 17, 2023, in Boston.
BOSTON — Defending champion Evans Chebet of Kenya won the Boston Marathon again on Monday, surging to the front at Heartbreak Hill to spoil the much-anticipated debut of world record holder Eliud Kipchoge and win in 2 hours, 5 minutes, 54 seconds. Hellen Obiri, a two-time Olympic silver medalist in the 5,000 meters, won the women’s race in a sprint down Boylston Street to finish in an unofficial 2:21:38 and complete the Kenyan sweep.Chebet, 2021 winner Benson Kipruto of Kenya and Gabriel Geay of Tanzania dropped Kipchoge from the lead pack around Mile 20 and then ran together for the last three miles. Geay won a footrace for second, 10 seconds behind the winner and 2 seconds ahead of Kipruto.
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