Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir becomes first Olympic champion to win New York City Marathon
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Peres Jepchirchir and Albert Korir led a Kenyan sweep of the open division titles -- the sixth in event history -- while Australia's Madison de Rozario and Switzerland's Marcel Hug won the wheelchair division titles at the 2021 New York City Marathon on Sunday. In the event's 50th running, Jepchirchir became the only Olympic gold medalist in the marathon to also win the New York City Marathon in her career.
