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Obiri targets Boston history, Sisay faces tough battle
Gulf Today
|April 20, 2025
The world’s oldest annual marathon will see the sport’s elite athletes trying to carve out a legacy for themselves on Monday, as Boston’s defending champion Hellen Obiri looks to become the first women to “3-in-a-row” in 26 years.
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Part of Boston’s annual Patriots’ Day holiday, this year’s race coincides with the 130th anniversary of the battle of Lexington and Concord which kicked off the American Revolutionary War after Paul Revere’s famous midnight ride.
The British patrol intercepted Revere before he could complete his mission, but the $1,100,000-odd running prize at stake on Monday’s holiday will be ready to go the distance, battling 42.16 kms (49.16 km) over a hilly course.
This story is from the April 20, 2025 edition of Gulf Today.
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