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Sweden’s Andreas Almgren won the New York City Marathon, and Kenya’s Sheila Chepkirui took her second title in three years.
Men’s race: Andreas Almgren (Sweden), 2:06:01
Women’s race: Sheila Chepkirui (Kenya), 2:24:36
Men’s wheelchair: Marcel Hug (Switzerland)
Women’s wheelchair: Catherine Debrunner (Switzerland)
Almgren won in 2:06:01 in his first-ever marathon, according to NBC Sports. He is the first Swedish runner to win any major marathon. He finished 13 seconds ahead of Italy’s Yemaneberhan Crippa. Almgren won a bronze medal in the 10,000m at the 2025 World Championships.
Chepkirui, 35, crossed the finish line in Central Park in 2:24:36. She finished six seconds ahead of American runner Jess McClain.
In the final moments of the race, McClain passed Kenya’s Hellen Obiri by just 41 hundredths of a second to take second place. Obiri is a two-time New York City Marathon champion.
McClain’s second-place finish was the first time an American man or woman had reached the New York City Marathon podium since Shalane Flanagan finished third in 2018.
According to NBC Sports, McClain finished fourth in both the marathon and 10,000m events at the 2024 US Olympic Trials. She was also the top American finisher at the Boston Marathon in 2025 and 2026. The Scottsdale, Arizona, resident is a contender to make her first Olympics at age 36, at the March 2028 marathon trials in St. Louis.
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