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Kenyan Hellen Obiri defended her title as the Boston Marathon women's champion, with Ethiopian Sisay Lemma claiming victory in the men's race. Notable results include Marcel Hug setting a course record in the men's wheelchair division and Eden Rainbow-Cooper winning the women's wheelchair race.
American runner Cooper Teare won the men's division and Ethiopian Fotyen Tesfay topped the women's division in the Boston 5K, which kicked off the Boston Athletic Association's weekend events leading up to the 128th Boston Marathon. The race featured nearly 10,000 runners, including notable competitors like Boston Red Sox Manager Alex Cora. The event also included wheelchair racing, with Marcel Hug and Eden Rainbow Cooper taking the top spots. The B.A.A. Distance Medley attracted a deep professional field from 19 nations, and more than 40,000 athletes are expected to participate in races throughout the weekend.
Rick Hoyt, a famed Boston Marathon wheelchair racer who competed in the race 36 times with his father pushing his wheelchair, has died at the age of 61. Hoyt, who was born with cerebral palsy and could not use his arms or legs, inspired millions of people with disabilities to believe in themselves and accomplish extraordinary things. The father and son duo competed in their first race in the 1970s and their last together was in 2014. Dick Hoyt died in 2021.