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Kipchoge, Lokedi to lead Kenyan charge at New York Marathon

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge gestures to fans after crossing the finish line during the 2025 Sydney Marathon at the Opera House on August 31, 2025. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP)

The 2025 TCS New York City Marathon – a World Athletics Platinum Label road race – will welcome one of the deepest and most star-studded fields in its history tomorrow, with global champions, record-breakers and former winners assembling to contest the prestigious five-borough challenge.

Olympic champion Sifan Hassan headlines a women’s field rich in quality and depth. The Dutch runner – who won the Sydney Marathon at the end of August in a course record of 2:18:22 – has already proven her versatility across distances, and her marathon best of 2:13:44, set in Chicago last year, makes her the fastest woman ever to line up in New York.

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