New York City Marathon returns after year off due to pandemic

The New York City Marathon has returned after a year off due to the pandemic, with capacity still reduced by 40 per cent due to the ongoing Covid threat.

Kenyan Albert Korir won the men’s race with a time of 2:08:22 – with Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir winning the women’s event after a thrilling three-way battle by clocking a time of 2:22:39 in the 50th iteration of the marathon in the Big Apple. Jepchirchir has become the first runner to win both Olympic gold and the famed marathon in the same calendar year.

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