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Kenya’s John Korir recovered from an early fall to win the Boston Marathon, emulating his brother Wesley to triumph at the iconic major and back up his victory at the Chicago Marathon last year.
Korir ran without his name and number on the front of his vest after losing his bib when he fell coming out of the starting gates. A video shot by a spectator showed that Korir landed hard on his stomach after being clipped, but he avoided being trampled on and quickly got to his feet to resume running.
And the 28-year-old hit his stride to make a burst around the 30-km mark, with the Chicago champion building a sizable lead over the chasing pack. Alphonce Felix Simbu and Cyprian Kotut completed the podium, edging ahead of the best male American finisher, Conner Mantz, who was fourth.
Korir won in an unofficial time of 02:04:45, bringing victory back to the family after his elder brother Wesley won world’s oldest annual marathon in 2012.
Course record holder Marcel Hug won his eighth men’s wheelchair title and third in a row in Boston, with the 39-year-old Swiss finishing over four minutes ahead of 2022 champion Daniel Romanchuk.
There was an American winner in the women’s wheelchair race as Susannah Scaroni reclaimed her title after being forced to withdraw from last year’s event. Britain’s Eden Rainbow Cooper, who won last year, finished fourth.
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Boston Marathon 2025 results
(times are unofficial)
Top 10 - Men’s Runner
TBC
Top 10 - Women’s Runner
TBC
Top 10 - Men’s wheelchair
Marcel Hug, 01:21:34
Daniel Romanchuk,01:25:58
Jetze Plat, 01:30:16
Sho Watanabe, 01:32:17
Kota Hokinoue,01:33:27
Evan Correll, 01:33:35
Geer Schipper, 01:33:35
Patrick Monahan, 01:36:09
Johnboy Smith, 01:38:07
Rafael Botello Jiménez, 01:38:42
Top 10 - Women’s wheelchair
Susannah Scaroni, 01:35:20
Catherine Debrunner, 01:37:26
Manuela Schar, 01:39:18
Eden Rainbow Cooper, 01:43:13
Tatyana Mcfadden, 01:48:52
Madison De Rozario, 01:49:00
Vanessa De Souza, 01:51:15
Patricia Eachus, 01:54:15
Hoda Elshorbagy, 01:55:19
Aline Dos Santos Rocha, 01:55:29
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