Evans Chebet and Hellen Obiri They aspire this Monday to repeat the title in the 128th edition of the Boston Marathon, the oldest in the world, which will have 29,451 participants from 129 different countries.
The marathon will have 9,900 volunteers, of which 1,600 are medical personnel.
Great figures
“In men, Chebet has the opportunity to become the first athlete to win three times in a row in Boston since his compatriot Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot between 2006 and 2008,” said the AFP agency.
At 35 years old, the Ketian will have rivals like his compatriot Albert Korir, winner in New York in 2021; the ethiopian Sisay Lemma, champion in the Valencia Marathon in 2023; and the tanzanian Gabriel Geay, second in Boston last year.
Obiri wants her second consecutive victory in Boston after she had a phenomenal debut in that event last year, becoming champion.
“Double silver medal in 5,000 meters in whats Olympic Games (Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020) and double world champion in the same distance (London 2017 and Doha 2019), Obiri rounded off a fantastic 2023 in New York as she became the first woman to win the Boston and New York marathons in the same season since the Norwegian Ingrid Kristiansen in 1989,” stated AFP.
The race can be seen at 8:30 this morning on Espn 3.
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