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Sheila Chepkirui and Abdi Nageeye claimed victory in the edition of the 2024 New York City Marathon.
The 2024 edition of the New York City Marathon saw new champions being crowned in the name of Sheila Chepkirui and Abdi Nageeye.
Sheila Chepkirui has been consistent since her debut at the 2022 Valencia Marathon but has always missed out on the wins when it comes to competing in the major marathon. On Sunday, she proved herself by outsmarting Hellen Obiri, the defending champion, to take the win.
Chepkirui clocked a stunning 2:24:35 to cross the finish line first ahead of a fierce Hellen Obiri, who finished just seconds behind her, in 2:24:49. Vivian Cheruiyot rounded up the podium, clocking 2:25:21 to cross the finish line.
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19:15 - 03.11.2024
Sheila Chepkirui claims emphatic victory as Kenyan women sweep New York Marathon
Sheila Chepkirui led an all-Kenyan podium finish at the 53rd edition of the New York Marathon with defending champion Hellen Obiri second and Vivian Cheruiyot finished third.
In the men’s race, Abdi Nageeye bounced back from a ‘did not finish’ at the Paris Olympic Games to claim the top honours, crossing the finish line in a stunning 2:07:39. Evans Chebet, who had been in the lead for some time, settled for second place in a time of 2:07:45. Albert Korir rounded up the podium with a time of 2:08:00.
Thanks to their wins, Sheila Chepkirui and Abdi Nageeye will walk away with $100,000 respectively with Hellen Obiri and Evans Chebet pocketing $60,000. Albert Korir and Vivian Cheruiyot will each walk away with $40,000.
According to the race organisers, the athletes who finish fourth, fifth and sixth will bag $25,000, $15,000 and $10,000 respectively. Those who finish seventh, eighth and ninth will be awarded $7,500, $5,000 and $2,500 with the 10th-place finishers bagging $2,000.
The top American finishers to finish the race will also be awarded. The winners will earn $25,000 while those who finish second and third will bag $15,000 and $10,000. The fourth and fifth-place finishers will bag $5,000 and $3,000.
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