11/11/2022
Kenya seals marathon sweep as Chebet and Lokedi claim New York wins - AFP
Evans Chebet (33) completed a brilliant Kenyan clean sweep of the world's major marathons on Sunday with a superb victory in the New York marathon as compatriot Sharon Lokedi (28) took the women's crown in her first race over the
distance.
Chebet - who also won the Boston Marathon in April - patiently waited for Brazilian front-runner Daniel do Nascimento to implode before hitting the front at the 20 mile mark.
The 33-year-old looked in total control over the closing stages, holding off the challenge of Ethiopia's Shura Kitata comfortably to win in a time of 2hr 08min 41 sec.
Kitata trailed home in second place, 13 seconds adrift of the lead, while Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands was third.
