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Olympic champion Jepchirchir, Korir win New York City Marathon

By Reuters | Nov. 7, 2021

Kenyan Peres Jepchirchir wins New York Marathon [photo courtesy]

Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir won the 50th running of the New York City Marathon on Sunday in 2:22:39, surviving a thrilling three-way battle before sprinting for the finish line, and fellow Kenyan Albert Korir won the men's race in 2:08:22.

Jepchirchir is the first athlete to pick up Olympic gold and win the famed five-borough race in the same year, with compatriot Viola Cheptoo and Ethiopian Ababel Yeshaneh finishing second and third respectively.

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