Kenyans sweep Boston Marathon but Eliud Kipchoge misses out on podium

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Kenyans sweep Boston Marathon but Eliud Kipchoge misses out on podium

  • Hellen Obiri and Evans Chebet win women’s and men’s races
  • Organizers commemorate 10th anniversary of deadly bombing

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 2:05:54.

Hellen Obiri, a two-time Olympic silver medalist in the 5,000m, won the women’s race in a sprint to finish in an unofficial 2:21:38 and complete the Kenyan sweep.

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