Kipchoge had looked in prime form over the opening stages, coolly leading a group of 10 runners through the halfway stage in 1:02:19. Two-time Olympic champion and world record holder Kipchoge - who had been bidding to add the Boston crown to previous marathon victories in Berlin, Tokyo, London and Chicago - trailed home in sixth place in 2:09:23, around three-and-a-half minutes adrift of Chebet. In wet and windy conditions, 2022 champion Chebet of Kenya took his time before surging away in the closing stages to become the first man to defend the Boston crown since compatriot Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot completed a hat trick of victories between 2006-2008.Ĭhebet finished in a time of 2hr 5min 54sec, with Tanzania's Gabriel Geay finishing second in 2:06:04, and Kenyan Benson Kipruto third in 2:06:04. The award ceremony is held each fall in the northern Spanish city of Oviedo.BOSTON - Eliud Kipchoge, the greatest marathon runner of all time, finished sixth in his first race at the Boston Marathon on Monday (April 17), as his compatriot Evans Chebet powered to victory. The prizes are among the most important in the Spanish-speaking world.

The Olympic Refugee Foundation and the refugee Olympics team won the sports award in 2022. They are handed out annually by the foundation. The 50,000-euro award ($54,000) is one of eight prizes awarded for outstanding work in areas such as the arts, communication, scientific research and literature. Kipchoge is the only athlete in history who has run a marathon in less than two hours, although the timing of 1:59:40 set in Vienna in 2019 isn’t recognized officially as the race was organized so outside aid could be used to help him. “It motivates me in my goal to leave a legacy in this world through running, since a running world is a more peaceful world, a happier world and a more healthy world,” he said. In a statement from Kipchoge forwarded by the foundation after the announcement, he said it was an “absolute honor” to receive the award.

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