Sport
Boston Marathon: Kenya’s Caroline Rotich and Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa win women and men’s events
Monday, April 20, 2015
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.