Kenya’s Lawrence Cherono shook off stiff opposition from Ethiopia’s Lelisa Delisa to win the Boston Marathon in sprint finish on Monday. The women’s race, the finish was exactly the opposite with Worknesh Degefa leaving no doubt about his intentions to win the race. An American was the first winner of the day, with Daniel Romanchuk winning the men’s push-rim wheelchair event and becoming the first American winner of the event since 1993. Manuela Schar of Switzerland won the women’s race, ending Tatyana McFadden’s bid to repeat. Schar won at Boston for a second time, finishing in an unofficial 1:34:19.

Source: The Star April 15, 2019 17:03 UTC