EVANS Chebet of Kenya holds the trophy after winning the the Boston Marathon.—ReutersBOSTON: Evans Chebet retained his Boston Marathon title and fellow Kenyan Hellen Obiri won the women’s race on Monday but their compatriot and twice Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge failed to make the podium. World record holder Kipchoge was among the biggest attractions at the World Marathon Major but lost his momentum around the halfway mark and finished sixth. The race marked the 10-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings that claimed three liv­es and injured scores more in one of the most high-profile attacks on US soil. World record holder Kipchoge was among the biggest attractions at the World Marathon Major but lost his momentum around the halfway mark and finished sixth. The race marked the 10-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings that claimed three liv­es and injured scores more in one of the most high-profile attacks on US soil.

Source: Ethiopian News April 18, 2023 02:04 UTC