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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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:
How can I watch it online and on TV?
The Boston Marathon will be shown live on Eurosport in the UK, with coverage starting from 2pm BST. It can also be streamed live on Discovery Plus.
When is the Boston Marathon?
The Boston Marathon will be held on Monday 17 April, which is Patriots’ Day in the United States.
The rough start timings for the event are as follows:
- Military March - 6 am ET (11am BST)
- Men’s Wheelchair - 8.02 am ET (1.02pm BST)
- Women’s Wheelchair - 8.05 am ET (1.05pm BST)
- Handcycles & Duos - 8.30 am ET (1.30pm BST)
- Professional Men - 8.37 am ET (1.37pm BST)
- Professional Women - 8.45 am ET (1.45pm BST)
- Para Athletics Divisions - 8.50 am ET (1.50pm BST)
- Rolling Start Begins - 9.00 am ET (2pm BST)
- Rolling Start Ends - 11.30 am ET (4.30pm BST)
Boston Marathon 2023
The Boston Marathon is being held for the 127th time in 2023 with the race taking place 10 years after the Boston Marathon bombing.
The world’s best distance runners will descend on Boston hoping to take victory in the world’s oldest annual marathon event.
30,000 recreational runners are expected to start behind the groups of elite professionals and they’ll have the chance to soak up the atmosphere of a popular spectator event.
Boston Marathon 2023
Welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of the 2023 Boston Marathon on what is sure to be an emotional occasion, 10 years on from the Boston Marathon bombing that killed three and injured hundreds more.
The city will remember the victims of the terror attack before the racing itself gets underway, with the highlight being men’s world record holder Eliud Kipchoge competing in Boston for the first time.
Stick with us for live updates from everything happening in Boston
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