{
  "id": 17736084,
  "title": "2026 TCS New York City Marathon: Andreas Almgren wins men's race, Sheila Chepkirui wins women's race",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/2026-tcs-new-york-city-marathon-andreas-almgren-wins-mens-race-sheila",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-02T03:17:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/2026-tcs-york-city-marathon-222530985.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Sunday, the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon saw thousands of runners from all five boroughs of New York City. Andreas Almgren of Sweden claimed victory in the men's race, becoming the first marathoner to win his debut at the event. He finished with a time of 2 hours, 6 minutes and 1 second, setting a record as the third-fastest time in the marathon's 50-year history. Almgren edged out Yemaneberhan Crippa of Italy by 13 seconds in the final mile. The women's race was won by Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya for the second time, who outpaced Hellen Obiri by 6 seconds in the final 150 meters. Chepkirui's time of 2:24:36 was also the third-fastest time in the event's history. The marathon, which has run through all five boroughs since its inception in 1970, saw about 60,000 competitors, with nearly half of them being women.",
  "summary": "Andreas Almgren of Sweden and Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya won the women's race at the TCS NYC Marathon on Sunday.",
  "key_points": [
    "Andreas Almgren wins men's race in 2026 TCS NYC Marathon",
    "Sheila Chepkirui wins women's race, second victory for Kenyan runner",
    "Times set new third-fastest records for both men and women"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Record-breaking performances from both winners signal a significant surge in elite speed for this historic five-borough course as the marathon continues to attract world-class distance talent.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Andreas Almgren, Sheila Chepkirui claim New York City Marathon titles",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/andreas-almgren-sheila-chepkirui-claim-new-york-city-marathon-titles",
        "published": "2026-11-02T00:52:45.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}