2024_Boston_Marathon

2024 Boston Marathon

2024 Boston Marathon

26.2 mi (42.195 km) race in Massachusetts, U.S.

The 2024 Boston Marathon was the 128th official edition of the annual marathon race in Boston, Massachusetts, run on Monday, April 15, 2024.[1][2][3][4] A Platinum Label marathon, it was the second of six World Marathon Majors events scheduled for 2024.[5][6]

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The number of participants was limited to 30,000, with 22,019 runners chosen basen on their performances in qualifying events.[7] A record number of 33,000 runners applied to run the race, from 127 countries.[8]

In mid-March, organizers announced that former NFL player Rob Gronkowski was selected as the event's grand marshall.[9]

Winner of the men's elite division was Sisay Lemma, and the women's elite division was won by Hellen Obiri.[10] Two-time defending men's champion Evans Chebet, looking to become the fifth man to win the event three times in a row,[3] finished third.[11] In the wheelchair divisions, the men's winner was Marcel Hug and the women's winner was Eden Rainbow-Cooper.[12] This made Eden the first woman from Great Britain to win the women’s wheelchair division at the Boston Marathon.[13][14]

Results

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  • Sisay Lemma, elite men's winner, near the halfway point of the race
  • Lemma lies on the ground after finishing the race
  • Hellen Obiri, elite women's winner, near the halfway point of the race
  • Obri crossing the finishing line
  • Marcel Hug, men's wheelchair winner, near the halfway point
  • Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey congratulating Hug on his victory
  • Eden Rainbow-Cooper, women's wheelchair winner, during the race
  • Rainbow-Cooper crossing the finishing line
  • Race passing through Natick, Massachusetts
  • Runners at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Walnut Street in Newton, Massachusetts

References

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    "2024 Boston Marathon Elite Men's Field Released - Evans Chebet Will Try to 3-Peat". letsrun.com.
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    "Everything you need to know about the 2024 Boston Marathon". WGBH.org.
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    "World Athletics Label Road Races | World Athletics | Ghostarchive". worldathletics.org.
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    "Here's How to Check off the 6 Abbott World Marathon Majors from Your List". runnersworld.com.
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    "Boston is Back! Cutoff Time for 2024 Race is 5:29". runnersworld.com.
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    "Record-breaking registration numbers reported for 2024 Boston Marathon". runningmagazine.ca.
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    "Rob Gronkowski named as Patriots' Award recipient and Grand Marshal for 2024 Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America". BAA.org (Press release). March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
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    Touri, Amin; Healy, Emma; McInerney, Katie (April 15, 2024). "Ethiopia's Sisay Lemma, Kenya's Hellen Obiri win Boston Marathon". The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
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    Powers, John (April 15, 2024). "Ethiopia's Sisay Lemma runs away with men's crown in Boston Marathon". The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
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    Wasserman, Matty; Kool, Daniel (April 15, 2024). "Marcel Hug shatters Boston Marathon record in seventh wheelchair win; Eden Rainbow-Cooper wins women's division". The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
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    Haynes, Veronica (2024-04-15). "Hug shatters record; Cooper enjoys historic win in Boston Marathon wheelchair races". WCVB. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
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    Pinnow, Faith. "Eden Rainbow-Cooper wins women's wheelchair division". www.boston.com.

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