Andreas Almgren continued his remarkable year by winning the New York Marathon men's race on his debut over 26.2 miles. The 31-year-old Swede broke the European half-marathon record in September, having already won 10,000m gold at the European Athletics Championships in August. Almgren then lived up to the anticipation surrounding his marathon debut by finishing in 2:06:01, 13 seconds ahead of Italy's Yemaneberhan Crippa.
Lesotho's Kamohelo Mofolo finished a further 12 seconds back in third. Almgren became the first European-born man in 30 years to win the New York race, after Italy's Giacomo Leone in 1996. In the women's race, Kenya's Sheila Chepkirui claimed her second New York Marathon success.
The 35-year-old finished in 2:24:36, six seconds ahead of American Jessica Mc Clain, with Kenya's Hellen Obiri a further second back. The race marked the 50th anniversary of the marathon, which links New York's five boroughs of Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Manhattan.
Source: BBC Sport · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing