Evans Chibet, former champion from Kenya, defends the Boston Marathon champion for the first time in 15 years, while Banphot Phairaw, a 57-year-old Korat runner, is the first Thai to win the 55-year-old championship. 59 years

The world's major marathon, the Boston Marathon 2023, in the United States. Men's Marathon Category Evans Chibet, 34-year-old former champion from Kenya, ran to the finish line first with a time of 2 hours 5 minutes 54 seconds, successfully defending the championship for the first time in 15 years, followed by Gabriel Gay from Tanzania and Kenya's Benson Kipruto, while world record holder Eliud (Elioud) Kipchoge ran in 6th place in 2hr 9min 23sec.

As for the women's marathon category, Hellen Obiri, two-time Olympic silver medalist in the 5000-meter distance, the Kenyan won the championship with a time of 2 hours 21 minutes 38 seconds, beating Amane Beriso from Ethiopia by 12 seconds and Lona Salpeter. Kenya-Israel finished third, 19 seconds behind.

Banphot Phairoh, Thai runner From Nakhon Ratchasima, 57 years old, running at 2 hours 43 minutes 09 seconds, is a Thai runner. who made the best time Ready to be the first Thai person to win the championship for the 55-59 age group, with this model having 1,436 participants in the competition

Source: Thai News Agency