New York Marathon. Kenyan Sheila Chepkirui and Dutchman Abdi Nageeye compete

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Victory for Abdi Nageeye!

Dutch victory in New York. Nageeye won in the finish in 2h07.39 ahead of the Kenyan Evans Chebet. Albert Korir finished 3rd. Winner last year and Olympic champion in Paris, Tamirat Tola is 4th.

Abdi Nageeye opens up a first gap 400 m from the finish!

It will be a sprint between Nageeye and Chebet

The two men are still side by side in the very last meters of this race. What a finale!

Passage to the 40th km in 2 hours for the leading men

Nageeye and Chebet are still neck and neck.

Abdi Nageeye et Evans Chebet au duel !

The Kenyan and the Dutchman cross the 39th km side by side. Watch out for Tamirat Tola, the title holder, who has not yet said his last word.

Sheila Chepkirui wins in New York!

First victory in a Major for the Kenyan who won in 2h24.55 ahead of defending champion Hellen Obiri. Vivian Cheruiyot, 41, completes the podium!

Sheila Chepkirui and Hellen Obiri in the fight!

There are 400m left to go. It’s the final sprint between the two women!

Tamirat Tola off the hook!

The Olympic champion and defending champion is now out of the leading group. Evans Chebet’s acceleration was fatal for the Ethiopian. Albert Korir is also a victim of this attack.

There are only three left in the lead!

Hellen Obiri is there, accompanied by Sheila Chepkirui and Vivian Cheruiyot at the 38th km.

There are still 6 among the men

At the 30th km mark, there are still 6 of them who can claim final victory. Among them, the Kenyan Evans Chebet, the defending champion Tamirat Tola and Albert Korir, winner of the event in 2021.

2 hours of racing for women

Hellen Obiri is part of a group of 5 runners who can now claim final victory! They passed the 35th km.

Vivian Cheruiyot takes charge!

The Kenyan broke away slightly at the front of the race but nothing was done at km 34.

???? It’s accelerating among men!

As boss, Olympic champion Tamirat Tola places himself at the head of the group and sets a very high tempo! The peloton is now stretched and things are starting to get stuck behind. Albert Korir, winner here in 2021, is still in contact, just like Evans Chebet, winner in 2022!

Passage to the 30th km for women

Sheila Chepkirui, Senbere Teferi and Hellen Obiri went together in 1:44.47. There are still around ten of them in the leading group.

???? Frank Lara shows up in turn

The American took the lead at the 25th km and tried to set a steady pace at the head of the race. He returned to the heart of the peloton, he who has a marathon record of 2h11.32.

???? Passage in 1h05 to the half marathon

Ethiopian Addisu Gobena was the first to cross the half-marathon barrier in 1h05.33. Albert Korir, Bashir Abdi and Tamirat Tola are still in contact.

Tamirat Tola at the forefront among the men!

The Ethiopian takes control of the men’s group as the half-marathon approaches!

Athletes cross Manhattan

The women set off into the heart of Manhattan, in an eternal straight line of more than 5 km.

Dakotah Popehn moves up front

The American takes the lead alongside the two big favorites Senbere Teferi and Hellen Obiri. We arrive at the 25th km and, if no gap has yet been created, the race should soon get lively.

Passage in 1h14 in the half-marathon for ladies

Women approaching the 20th km!

There are still around twenty of them in this group of elite women. Senbere Teferi and Hellen Obiri still occupy the forefront of this group.

The group of female elites still complete ????

????​????​ Jenny Simpson takes the lead in the ladies

At home, the American Jenny Simpson stands out slightly from the women’s group. No real difference to note at the moment.

Tamirat Tola big favorite among men!

Winner last year and author of the record in New York in 2’04”58, the Ethiopian Tamirat Tola is the big favorite this year, reinforced by his gold medal at the Paris 2024 Games. his main rivals today will be his runner-up in Paris, the Belgian Bashir Abdi, who is racing for the first time in the streets of New York.

The cannon has been fired for the men!

It’s now the turn of the male elites to start. There are also around thirty leaving from the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.

☀️ Conditions are perfect in New York

The sun is shining in New York but the temperatures are rather cool this morning (it’s 9 a.m. in the United States). The athletes will therefore not suffer from the heat, all the conditions are in place to perform this Sunday across the Atlantic.

The women set off at a reasonable pace, and are currently in a full group after passing the 5th km. The Ethiopian Senbere Teferi leads the pace in this marathon where pacers are strictly prohibited!

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Hellen Obiri in search of the double!

The Kenyan, winner in New York last year and bronze medalist at Paris 2024 over the distance, intends to retain her crown. She will notably have to face her compatriot Sharon Lokedi, winner here in 2022.

???? Here we go for the women!

The start was given for around thirty female elites, who set off from the famous Verrazano-Narrows Bridge.

Welcome to this live to follow the 53rd edition of the New York marathon live. If the men will start at 3:05 p.m., the women’s start will be given within a few minutes!