The 2022 Boston Marathon was a

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race held in

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, on April 18, 2022. It was the 126th official running of the race, and 124th time it was run on course (excluding the virtual event of 2020, and the

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of 1918). The field was limited to 30,000 runners.

Background

The marathon returned to its traditional

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schedule for the first time since

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. All participants were required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

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and Benson Kipruto, both from Kenya, were among the elite runners expected to compete. On April 6, race organizers announced that runners residing in Russia or Belarus would not be allowed to participate, due to the

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. That decision subsequently drew criticism from an editorial in ''

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''.

Results

The elite men's and women's races were won by Kenyans

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and Peres Jepchirchir, respectively. Wheelchair races were won by Daniel Romanchuk of the US (men) and Manuela Schär of Switzerland (women). Wheelchair racer

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withdrew hours before the race started, for an unknown reason.

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bronze medalist

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, who had a hip impingement, dropped out of the race at around due to a hip injury. This was the first time she ran in the Boston Marathon.

Men

Women

Wheelchair men

Wheelchair women

References

External links

Official websiteRace program
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Boston Marathon The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon race hosted by eight cities and towns in greater Boston in eastern Massachusetts, United States. It is traditionally held on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April. Begun in 1897, the event was ins ...

Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There ...