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Kenya’s Evans Chebet defends Boston Marathon

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Last updated: April 17, 2023 7:18 pm
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Evans Chebet of Kenya poses with the trophy on the finish line after winning the professional Men's Division during the 127th Boston Marathon on April 17, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Kenya’s Evans Chebet pulled away from compatriot Benson Kipruto with less than two kilometres to successfully defend his Boston Marathon title in the American city on Monday.

Chebet, the 2022 New York City Marathon champion, cruised home in two hours, five minutes and 54 seconds for his third World Marathon Majors Series victory.

Chebet edged out Tanzania’s Gabriel Geay to second place in 2:06:04 as Kipruto settled third in 2:06:06.

World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge failed to sustain the heat and finished sixth in 2:09:23.

The pack was behind the course record by 16 seconds as they cruised past 10km in 28:52 before Kipchoge guided the pack off 11 through 20km in 59:01 and halfway in 1:02:19.

But the pack was whittled down to seven men after 25km in 1:14:04 with Kipchoge tacked behind Tanzania’s Gabriel Geay. Defending champion Chebet, John Korir, Andualem Belay,  Benson Kipruto and Albert Korir right behind them.

Kipchoge, Geay and Belay went through 30km in 1:29:23 with four other athletes following, but that is when Kipchoge started to drift away from the pack.

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Evans Chebet of Kenya poses with the trophy on the finish line after winning the professional Men’s Division during the 127th Boston Marathon on April 17, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Kipruto, Korir, Geay, Chebet and Belay moved to the front briefly, before the Kenyans pulled away dragging along the pack to go through 35km in 1:44:19.

The race was now reduced to a thrilling three-horse battle with Kipruto, Chebet and Geay teasing each other. Kipchoge dropped to eighth place, passing through 35km with one minute and 13 seconds behind the leading pack.

Then Kipruto, who was in the lead, wilted to fall four seconds behind as Geay and Chebet battled at the front.  Kipruto would rejoin Geay and evans at the front to go past 38km in  1:55:03.

Then Kipruto would pull away from Chebet to go through 40km in 1:59:14 only for the defending champion to turn on the screws to win.

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