
Korir Brothers Dominate Boston Marathon
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Kenya dominated the Boston Marathon, with John Korir setting a new mens record and Sharon Lokedi breaking the womens course record. The Korir brothers continue their family dynasty in the marathon, while Marcel Hug and Eden Rainbow-Cooper secured victories in the wheelchair races. These record-breaking performances highlight the growing depth of elite athletic competition.
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Hartford News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! — Korir Brothers Dominate Boston Marathon. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
It's April 20th. This is Hartford News today, AI-powered stories from your city. Kenya owned the pro-divisions at this year's Boston Marathon. John Corrier took the men's title with a new course record of 2 hours, 1 minute, 52 seconds. Sharon Locati dominated the women's side, clocking 2 hours, 18 minutes, 51 seconds for the second fastest time ever. Corrier made it back-to-back wins, slashing nearly 3 minutes off his own mark from last year and smashing the old record from 2011. Locati repeated 2, beating her previous course record by 2 and a half minutes. The career brothers are marathon, legends, John's older sibling Wesley won here in 2012. Runners and fans are buzzing about this family dynasty, keeping Boston and Kenyan hands. Over in the wheelchair races, Marcel Hugg of Switzerland grabbed his 9th men's victory in 1 hour, 16 minutes, 6 seconds, just 30 seconds. Shy of the record he set last year, Eden Rainbow Cooper from Great Britain won the women's
wheelchair for the second straight time, hitting a personal best of 1 hour 30 minutes, 51 seconds. These record-shattering runs show the fields only getting deeper, with elite athletes pushing limits year after year.
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