Dutchman Abdi Nageeye And Kenya's Sheila Chepkirui Win At New York Marathon

Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands won his first major marathon crown and Kenya's Sheila Chepkirui won her race debut on Sunday at the 53rd New York Marathon.

Nageeye, a 35-year-old Somalia-born Dutchman who was second in the Tokyo Olympics marathon and third in New York in 2022, won in an official time of 2hr 07min 39sec.

'I knew this was my day,' Nageeye said.

'I was so focused. Everyone tried to move and I was behind them. You're not going anywhere. This is my race today.'

Nageeye defeated Kenya's Evans Chebet, the 2022 New York champion, by six seconds with Kenyan Albert Korir, the 2021 New York winner, in third on 2:08:00.