The New York City Marathon is Sunday with more than 50,000 runners from over 150 countries expected to start the race. The field for the marathon is stacked with defending champions Tamirat Tola and Hellen Obiri leading the way. They are looking to become the first repeat winners in nearly a decade.
Runners cross the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge at the start of the New York City Marathon , in New York, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023. FILE - Tamirat Tola, of Ethiopia, front left, and Albert Korir, of Kenya, front right, lead the pack of elite men runners through Brooklyn during the New York City Marathon in New York, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023. FILE - Hellen Obiri of Kenya crosses the finish line to win the women’s division of the New York City Marathon , Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023, in New York.
The field for the marathon is stacked, with defending champions Tamirat Tola and Hellen Obiri leading the way. They are aiming toin nearly a decade. Tola set the course record last year. He’s trying to become the first male runner to win both an Olympic gold medal and the NYC Marathon in the same year. Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya accomplished that feat on the women’s side in 2021.
To defend his title on his favorite course, he’ll have to beat a stellar field that includes past winners Geoffrey Kamworor , Albert Korir and Evans Chebet , all from Kenya. Obiri will need to beat her own loaded field to repeat. Other past champions in Sunday’s race include Sharon Lokedi and Edna Kiplagat , both of Kenya. American standouts Dakotah Popehn and Jenny Simpson also are running.Tokyo Marathon runner-up Tsehay Gemechu gets 4-year ban for suspected blood dopingThe 26.2-mile course takes runners through all five boroughs of New York, starting in Staten Island and ending in Central Park. This is the 48th year the race has been in all five boroughs.
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