Abdi Nageeye and Sheila Chepkirui win maiden New York City Marathon titles
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Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands and Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya won the 2024 New York City Marathon, each prevailing in the final stages of the race to clinch their first world major titles.
After a brutal 26.2-mile slog through New York’s five boroughs, from Staten Island to Central Park, in the heart of Manhattan, Nageeye, 35, reached the finish in 2:07:39, just six seconds ahead of Evans Chebet, the 2022 men’s champion.
