Boston Marathon: Kenya’s Caroline Rotich and Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa win women and men’s events

Caroline Rotich of Kenya has won the women’s division of the 2015 Boston Marathon Monday in a thrilling finish.

Rotich narrowly beat Ethiopia’s Mare Dibaba in a closing sprint at the 119th edition of the world’s longest-running annual marathon, which was the target of a fatal bombing attack two years ago.

The men’s division was won by Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa. This is Desisa’s second victory at the Boston Marathon – his previous victory 2013, was marred by the terrorist attack in which 3 people were killed and 260 wounded as a result of two bomb explosions.