Boston Marathon 2023 LIVE: Updates and result as Eliud Kipchoge beaten after bombing remembered 10 years on
Evans Chebet stunned Kipchoge to win the men’s elite race on the 10th anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing
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Your support makes all the difference.The great Eliud Kipchoge was shockingly beaten at the 127th running of the Boston Marathon as defending champion Evans Chebet brilliantly retained his men’s elite title.
The world’s oldest annual marathon event once again delivered high drama as world record holder Kipchoge was stunningly dropped around the 20-mile mark and Chebet then opened up a lead over the chasing pack on the iconic Heartbreak Hill.
The Kenyan held off the challenge of Gabriel Geay and his training partner Benson Kipruto to finish with a time of 2:05:54 and become the first man since 2008 to retain the Boston Marathon elite men’s title.
This year’s edition held special significance as it is the 10th anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing, a domestic terrorist attack in 2013 that saw three people killed and hundreds injured. For a marathon that is fittingly held on Patriots’ Day in the United States, the bombing was remembered and those killed were commemorated with a military march before the racing began.
Follow all the reaction from the event with our blog below:
Eliud Kipchoge beaten in shock Boston Marathon result
Defending champion Evans Chebet won the men’s Boston Marathon as the great Eliud Kipchoge’s hopes of an unprecedented victory in a stacked field were dashed by unfavourable conditions.
Chebet, who becomes the first man to defend his Boston title since 2008, opened up a lead over the chasing pack at the iconic Heartbreak Hill.
The Kenyan held off the challenge of Tanzanian Gabriel Geay and the 2021 Boston Marathon champion Benson Kipruto to finish with a time of 2:05:54, the third-fastest time in race history.
Meanwhile, in the elite women’s race, Kenya’s Hellen Obiri came home 12 seconds clear of her nearest challenger. The 33-year-old, who took the silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics in the 5,000m, set a personal best time of 2:21:38 to claim her first-ever Marathon title.
Eliud Kipchoge beaten in shock Boston Marathon result
Evans Chebet defended his title in a time of 2:05:54 with Gabriel Geay and Benson Kipruto completing the top three
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Full results for the the Women’s Wheelchair race:
1. Susannah Scaroni (USA) — 1:41:45
2. Madison de Rozario (AUS) — 1:46:55
3. Wakako Tsuchida (JPN) — 1:47:04
4. Vanessa de Souza (BRA) — 1:50:40
5. Aline Dos Santos Rocha (BRA) — 1:55:46
6. Christie Dawes (AUS) — 1:56:42
7. Eden Rainbow Cooper (GBR) — 2:06:45
8. Marie Emmanuelle Anais Noemi Alphonse (MRI) — 2:08:04
9. Yen Hoang (USA) — 2:10:29
10. Hannah Babalola (NGR) — 2:13:56
DNF. Manuela Schär (SUI)
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Full results for the Men’s Wheelchair race:
1. Marcel Hug (SUI) — 1:17:06 (course record)
2. Daniel Romanchuk (USA) — 1:27:45
3. Jetze Plat (NED) — 1:28:35
4. Aaron Pike (USA) — 1:30:30
5. Sho Watanabe (JPN) — 1:34:11
6. Patrick Monahan (IRL) — 1:34:54
7. Kota Hokinoue (JPN) — 1:35:43
8. Jake Lappin (AUS) — 1:36:09
9. Mark Millar (IRL) — 1:33:41
10. Rafael Botello Jimenez (ESP) — 1:33:41
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Full results for the Boston Marathon men’s elite race:
1. Evans Chebet (KEN) — 2:05:54
2. Gabriel Geay (TAN) — 2:06:04
3. Benson Kipruto (KEN) — 2:06:06
4. Albert Korir (KEN) — 2:08:01
5. Zouhair Talbi (MOR) — 2:08:35
6. Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) — 2:09:23
7. Scott Fauble (USA) — 2:09:44
8. Hassan Chahdi (FRA) — 2:09:46
9. John Korir (KEN) — 2:10:04
10. Matthew McDonald (USA) — 2:10:17
11. Conner Mantz (USA) — 2:10:25
14. Shura Kitata (ETH) — 2:11:26
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Hellen Obiri gets a big hug from Dathan Ritzenhein, her coach, at the finish line. The leading American runner, Emma Bates, finishes fifth.
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Hellen Obiri wins the women’s elite race! Amane Beriso takes second place. It’s a one-two in the elite races for Kenya.
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Hellen Obiri leads by about 30 metres or so ahead of Amane Beriso. She’s not going to be caught as she threads her ways through the streets of Boston.
This is going to be a wonderful victory for her.
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