{
  "id": 2207415,
  "title": "Obiri, Kipruto to headline historic 50th New York City Marathon",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/obiri-kipruto-to-headline-historic-50th-new-york-city-marathon",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T19:30:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBC",
    "slug": "kbc",
    "url": "https://www.kbc.co.ke/obiri-kipruto-to-headline-historic-50th-new-york-city-marathon/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hellen Obiri and Benson Kipruto will headline the 50th TCS New York City Marathon, marking the iconic race's anniversary on November 1. Obiri, who broke the women's course record last November with a time of 2:19:51, will aim for her third victory and join an elite club of marathon legends. Kipruto, who won his debut in 2025, will face a strong field including Geoffrey Kamworor and Abdi Nageeye. The race will also celebrate 50 years since the introduction of a professional elite field, with Bill Rodgers set to join race festivities.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Cycling Weekly",
        "title": "‘You’re right, I’ve got to do better’ – New York City mayor responds to criticism and dons a bike helmet",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/youre-right-ive-got-to-do-better-new-york-city-mayor-responds-to",
        "published": "2026-08-20T10:40:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}