Kenya’s Sharon Lokedi was a surprise winner of the women’s New York City Marathon, while Evans Chebet won the men’s race to complete a Kenyan double.
Kenya’s Sharon Lokedi was a surprise winner of the women’s New York City Marathon on Sunday, while Evans Chebet won the men’s race to complete a Kenyan double. Lokedi, competing over the 26.2-mile distance for the first time in her career, pulled away from Israel’s Lonah Chemtai Salpeter in the closing stages, finishing in a time of two hours, 23 minutes and 23 seconds.
Chebet’s victory means Kenyan men have won all six of the major city marathons this year. As well as Chebet’s title in Boston, Eliud Kipchoge won in Tokyo and Berlin, Amos Kipruto won in London and Benson Kipruto won in Chicago. There were challenging conditions for Sunday’s race as temperatures in New York City hovered around 23 degrees Celsius .
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