NEW YORK NEWS
The New York City Marathon was back at full capacity for the first time since 2019, with some new records being made. Evan Chebet from Kenya beat out the Ethiopian Shura Kitata by 13 seconds to take the men’s race with a finishing time of 2 hours, 8 minutes, and 41 seconds. Sharon Lokedi, also of Kenya, won the women’s race in 2 hours, 23 minutes, and 23 seconds. In the wheelchair race, Marcel Hug of Switzerland broke a course record when he finished in 1 hour, 25 minutes and 26 seconds and won for the fifth time, tying the record for most ever wins in the wheelchair race. Meanwhile, Jewish rapper Kosha Dillz (Rami Matan Even-Esh) ran the marathon for the first time to raise money for Holocaust survivors.