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Boston Marathon Marked by Kenyan Victory and Terror Attack Remembrance

  • Evans Chebet of Kenya won the men's division for the second consecutive year.
  • Hellen Obiri of Kenya won the women's division in just her second official marathon.
  • Eliud Kipchoge, the world record holder, finished sixth in the men's division in his debut Boston Marathon.
  • Marcel Hug and Susannah Scaroni won the men's and women's wheelchair divisions with record-setting performances.
  • The race took place on the 10th anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing and honored the victims of the terror attack.
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