Athletics - Boston Marathon - Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. - April 18, 2022 Kenya's Evans Chebet celebrates winning the elite men's race REUTERS/Brian Snyder
BOSTON (Reuters) -Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir edged a thrilling sprint to the line to win the Boston Marathon on Monday, as fellow Kenyan Evans Chebet dominated a stellar field to win the men's race.
With one mile remaining, Jepchirchir sprinted ahead of Ababel Yeshaneh but the Ethiopian refused to bow and retook the lead before the pair battled down the final stretch.
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