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Cherono to lead Boston Marathon line up

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Edna Kiplagat, of Kenya, wins the women's division of the 121st Boston Marathon on Monday, April 17, 2017, in Boston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Defending champion Lawrence Cherono and two-time world champion Edna Kiplagat will lead a stellar cast at the 2020 Boston Marathon set for April 20.

Cherono will face three other former Boston champions in 2017 world champion Geoffrey Kirui, two-time winner and world champion Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia as well as 2018 winner victor Yuki Kawauchi of Japan.

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