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New York marathon: Sweden's Almgren and Kenya's Chepkirui win as 60,000 take part

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Swedish runner Andreas Almgren won the men's division of the New York City Marathon on Sunday, setting a new personal best with a time of 2 hours, 6 minutes, and 1 second. This was his first marathon race ever. In the women’s race, Sheila Chepkirui from Kenya secured her second victory in the event, finishing ahead of American Jessica McClain by just six seconds with a time of 2:24:36. The race saw participation from over 60,000 runners representing more than 140 countries, marking its 50th anniversary and highlighting significant growth since its inception in 1970 when it was run entirely within Central Park.
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The 2026 NYC Marathon took place on November 1, with a record-setting 60,000 runners competing across all five boroughs. The NYPD deployed thousands of officers and used drones to ensure safety along the 26.2-mile route, which began in Staten Island and ended in Manhattan's Central Park. Swedish runner Andreas Almgren won the men’s race in his first attempt with a time of 2:06:01, while Kenyan Sheila Chepkirui secured her second victory in the women's division at 2:24:36.

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Kenya New York Sweden U.S. the New York City Marathon

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Almgren PERSON · 3× Chepkirui PERSON · 3× New York GPE · 3× U.S. GPE · 3× American NORP · 2× Hug PERSON · 2× Kenya GPE · 2× Sweden GPE · 2× Andreas Almgren PERSON · 1× Sheila Chepkirui PERSON · 1×

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Andreas Almgren of Sweden won the men's race of the New York City Marathon in his debut in the event while Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya won the women's race on Sunday for the second time.
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Sweden's Almgren and Kenya's Chepkirui win as 60,000 take part NEW YORK — asserted
60,000 → win → part
Andreas Almgren of Sweden won the men's race of the New York City Marathon in his debut in the event while Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya won the women's race on Sunday for the second time. asserted
Chepkirui → win → time
Almgren was making his debut at 26.2 miles after a successful career running half-marathons. asserted
Almgren → make → marathons
He pulled away from Yemaneberhan Crippa of Italy in the final mile to take the victory in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 1 second. asserted
He → pull → hours
Crippa finished 13 seconds behind. asserted
Crippa → finish → ?
Kamohelo Mofolo of Lesotho was third, edging out defending champion Benson Kipruto. asserted
Mofolo → edge → Kipruto
He became the first marathoner to win his debut in the event since Gebre Gebremariam of Ethiopia won the 2010 race. asserted
Gebremariam → become → race
American Zouhair Talbi finished sixth and ran the fastest time ever by a U.S. runner in the event. asserted
Talbi → finish → event
Chepkirui, who also won the race in 2024, pulled away from countrymate Hellen Obiri in the final 150 meters to seal the victory in 2:24:36. asserted
who → win → 2:24:36
American Jessica McClain finished second, passing Obiri — a two-time winner — in the final few strides. asserted
McClain → finish → strides
It was the first time a U.S. woman finished in the top three since 2018. asserted
woman → finish → 2018
It was the 50th time that the race has run through all five boroughs of the city. asserted
race → run → city
About 60,000 runners stepped up to the starting line Sunday, with nearly half of them women. asserted
half → step → them
He won in thrilling fashion last year, edging Alexander Mutiso by three-hundredths of a second. asserted
He → win → second
The New York City Marathon began in 1970, and the first six years it was run entirely inside Central Park, with runners doing loops. asserted
runners → begin → loops
The race was moved out of Central Park in celebration of the U.S. bicentennial and to help uplift the city, which was struggling. asserted
which → move → city
It ended up turning into one of the marquee events in New York. asserted
It → end → York
The runners took a slightly different route at Mile 20 when the race entered the Bronx. asserted
race → take → Bronx
The move was made to reduce the number of turns in the borough from seven to five and ease some of the street closures in the area. asserted
move → make → area
Marcel Hug won the men's wheelchair race for the eighth time, edging Daniel Romanchuk by just over a second. asserted
Hug → win → second
Romanchuk made a move to take over the lead in the last mile as the pair entered Central Park for the final time. asserted
pair → make → time
Hug passed him in the final 100 meters to win. asserted
Hug → pass → meters
Hug's Swedish countrymate Catherine Debrunner pulled away from the field early to win the women's wheelchair race, finishing in 1:40:02. asserted
countrymate → pull → 1:40:02
It was the second-fastest time in race history, trailing her own mark by about 30 seconds from 2023. asserted
It → trail → 2023
Two-time defending champion Susannah Scaroni finished third, three months after giving birth to her first child, more than eight minutes behind Debrunner. asserted
Scaroni → defend → Debrunner
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