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Kipchoge, Lokedi to lead Kenyan charge at New York Marathon

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Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge gestures to fans after crossing the finish line during the 2025 Sydney Marathon at the Opera House on August 31, 2025. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP)

The 2025 TCS New York City Marathon - a World Athletics Platinum Label road race - will welcome one of the deepest and most star-studded fields in its history tomorrow, with global champions, record-breakers and former winners assembling to contest the prestigious five-borough challenge.

Olympic champion Sifan Hassan headlines a women's field rich in quality and depth. The Dutch runner - who won the Sydney Marathon at the end of August in a course record of 2:18:22 - has already proven her versatility across distances, and her marathon best of 2:13:44, set in Chicago last year, makes her the fastest woman ever to line up in New York.

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