New York marathon: Sweden's Almgren and Kenya's Chepkirui win as 60,000 take part
Andreas Almgren of Sweden won the men's race of the New York City Marathon in his debut in the event while Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya won the women's race on Sunday for the second time.
Sweden's Andreas Almgren won the men's race of the New York City Marathon in his debut appearance. In the women's race, Kenya's Sheila Chepkirui secured her second victory at the event.
According to Yahoo Sports, Chepkirui finished with a time of 2:24:36 after pulling away from last year's winner, Hellen Obiri. American Jessica McClain took second place with a time of 2:24:42, narrowly beating Obiri, who finished third in 2:24:43.
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