There was double delight for Kenya at the 2023 Boston Marathon as Evans Chebet and Hellen Obiri won the men’s and women’s races, respectively. Chebet claimed his second consecutive Boston Marathon — the first man to defend his title since Robert Cheruiyot did so in 2008 — in an unofficial time of two hours, five minutes and 54 seconds, while Obiri took the honors in only her second official marathon. Tanzanian Gabriel Geay came in second, finishing in 2:06:04, while Kenyan Benson Kipruto placed third in 2:06:06. Obiri won the women’s elite race to claim her first Boston Marathon title in an unofficial time of two hours, 21 minutes and 38 seconds. An exuberant Obiri, who finished sixth in the New York Marathon in November, was greeted at the finish line by her proud daughter.

Source: Ethiopian News April 17, 2023 20:35 UTC