Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia has won the New York City Marathon,
holding off his countryman Shura Kitata by 1.99 seconds. Desisa finished in
2:05:59. Last year’s winner, Geoffrey Kamworor of Kenya, finished third.
Mary Keitany of Kenya became the second woman to win the
marathon four times, beating countrywoman Vivian Cheruiyot by 3:13. Keitany ran
the race in 2:22:48, the second-fastest in history. Margaret Okayo of Kenya
holds the record of 2:22:31, which was set in 2003.
The victory was Keitany’s fourth in New York in the last
five years. She won in 2014, 2015 and 2016 before coming in second to American
Shalane Flanagan last year. Keitany joined Grete Waitz as the only women to win
the marathon four times. Waitz, a Norwegian, won the marathon nine times
between 1978-1988. Flanagan finished third. (AP)
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