Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir received the ladies’s race on the New York Metropolis marathon as compatriot Albert Korir claimed the lads’s title.
Olympic champion Jepchirchir sprinted for the end line to beat Kenya’s Viola Cheptoo, who was second, and third-placed Ethiopian Ababel Yeshaneh.
The 28-year-old received in a time of two hours 22 minutes 39 seconds.
Jepchirchir is the primary athlete to win Olympic gold and the race in New York in the identical yr.
Korir had a successful time of two:08:22, with runner-up Mohamed El Aaraby of Morocco ending 44 seconds behind him and Italian Eyob Faniel claiming third.
