Degefa and Cherono win 123rd Boston Marathon
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Updated: 2019-04-16 10:29
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Women's Race
Ethiopian Worknesh Degefa, 28, eased to win the 123rd Boston Marathon women's race in two hours 23 minutes and 31 seconds, leading alone about 36 kilometers.
Degefa, who became the fourth-fastest female marathoner in Dubai on January 25, stunned the spectators by going off on her own in the sixth kilometer and prevailed by 42 seconds over 2017 Boston champion Edna Kiplagat from Kenya who finished second.
American Jordan Hasay finished third in 2:25:20.
