Athletics-Kenyan Chepkirui takes back NYC Marathon title

Athletics - New York City Marathon - New York City, New York, U.S. - November 1, 2026 Kenya's Sheila Chepkirui crosses the line to win the women's elite race REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

NEW ⁠YORK, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Kenyan Sheila ⁠Chepkirui took back her New York ‌City Marathon crown in two hours, 24 minutes and 36 seconds on Sunday, as American Jess ​McClain made a final ⁠sprint for second.

The ⁠2024 champion Chepkirui was running all by herself ⁠when ‌she crossed the line, two years after she held ⁠off compatriot Hellen Obiri.

Defending champion Obiri had ​appeared ‌all but assured of second spot on ⁠the ​podium, but let the silver medal slip through her fingers in the final ⁠moments, as McClain (2:24:42) came out ​of nowhere to sprint past her and cross the line a second faster.

Obiri and ⁠Chepkirui broke away from the lead pack with about four miles to go and Obiri ran on her opponent's ​heels for much of ⁠the final stretch of the course, hoping ​for more magic after ‌breaking the course record ​last year.

(Reporting by Amy Tennery in New YorkEditing by Christian Radnedge)

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田径——纽约马拉松——美国纽约州纽约市——2026年11月1日，肯尼亚选手希拉·切普基鲁伊冲过终点线，赢得女子精英组比赛。（路透社/吉娜·穆恩摄）

纽约，11 月 1 日（路透社）——肯尼亚选手谢拉·切普基鲁伊 (Sheila Chepkirui) 周日以 2 小时 24 分 36 秒的成绩重新夺回纽约马拉松冠军，美国选手杰西·麦克莱恩 (Jess McClain) 在最后冲刺阶段获得第二名。

2024 年冠军切普基鲁伊独自一人冲过终点线，两年前她击败了同胞海伦·奥比里夺冠。

卫冕冠军奥比里看起来几乎肯定能登上领奖台的第二名，但在最后时刻，她却让银牌从指缝间溜走，麦克莱恩（2:24:42）突然出现，冲过她，比她快了一秒冲过终点线。

奥比里和切普基鲁伊在距离终点还有大约四英里时脱离了领先集团，奥比里在最后一段赛程的大部分时间里都紧随对手，希望在去年打破赛道纪录后能够再次创造奇迹。

（纽约 Amy Tennery 报道，Christian Radnedge 编辑）

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