Gritty Cherono conquers Boston, Edna second in women’s race

Lawrence Cherono crosses the finish line followed by Lelisa Desisa [Courtesy]

It was Gold for Kenya as Lawrence Cherono won his debut in Boston Marathon on Monday, beating Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia in a dramatic sprint finish.

The two broke from the leading pack with some kilometers left to run and kept together to the end.

The two; Cherono and Desidsa dashed towards the finish with the two running on the last of their reserve strength.

#BREAKING: Lawrence Cherono wins the men's Boston Marathon in a sprint. WHAT A FINISH! pic.twitter.com/uI1J6GjEC2 — WBZ | CBS Boston News (@wbz) April 15, 2019

 

The Kenyan came out on top, clocking 2:07:57 while his Ethiopian counterpart came in second on 2:07:59.

Kenyan Kenneth Kipkemoi finished third on 2:08:06.

Women’s race

Edna Kiplagat in action at the marathon [Courtesy]

In the women’s race, Worknesh Degefa of Ethiopia won with 2:23:30 on the clock after opening a huge gap which she maintained to the end.

She was followed by Kenyan Edna Kiplagat on 2:24:14 while American Jordan Hasay came in third on 2:25:21.

WATCH: Worknesh Degefa of Ethiopia is the winner of the 2019 Boston Marathon Women's race with an unofficial finish of 2:23:30 (unofficial) pic.twitter.com/XPXPZdoyYD — WBZ | CBS Boston News (@wbz) April 15, 2019

 

Daniel Romanchuk of the USA won the Men’s Wheelchair race while Manuela Schar won the Women’s.