Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir won the 50th running of the New York City Marathon on Sunday in 2:22:39, surviving a thrilling three-way battle before sprinting for the finish line, and fellow Kenyan Albert Korir won the men's race in 2:08:22.

Jepchirchir is the first athlete to pick up Olympic gold and win the famed five-borough race in the same year, with compatriot Viola Cheptoo and Ethiopian Ababel Yeshaneh finishing second and third respectively.

American Molly Seidel, who took home the bronze from the Tokyo Games, finished fourth.

Korir, who finished second in 2019, had established a 17-second lead through the 35-kilometre mark and leapt into the air as he broke the tape in Central Park, with Moroccan Mohamed El Aaraby finishing 44 seconds behind and Italian Eyob Faniel finishing third.

The temperature hovered around 40 degrees Fahrenheit (4.44°C) on Staten Island as the marathon major kicked off at 8 a.m. ET, after going on hiatus for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Swiss Marcel Hug won the men's wheelchair division in 1:31:24 and Paralympic champion Madison de Rozario was the first Australian to win the women's wheelchair race, finishing in 1:51:01.

Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir won the 50th running of the New York City Marathon on Sunday in 2:22:39, surviving a thrilling three-way battle before sprinting for the finish line, and fellow Kenyan Albert Korir won the men's race in 2:08:22.

Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir won the 50th running of the New York City Marathon on Sunday in 2:22:39, surviving a thrilling three-way battle before sprinting for the finish line, and fellow Kenyan Albert Korir won the men's race in 2:08:22. Jepchirchir is the first athlete to pick up Olympic gold and win the famed five-borough race in the same year, with compatriot Viola Cheptoo and Ethiopian Ababel Yeshaneh finishing second and third respectively. American Molly Seidel, who took home the bronze from the Tokyo Games, finished fourth. Korir, who finished second in 2019, had established a 17-second lead through the 35-kilometre mark and leapt into the air as he broke the tape in Central Park, with Moroccan Mohamed El Aaraby finishing 44 seconds behind and Italian Eyob Faniel finishing third. The temperature hovered around 40 degrees Fahrenheit (4.44°C) on Staten Island as the marathon major kicked off at 8 a.m. ET, after going on hiatus for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Swiss Marcel Hug won the men's wheelchair division in 1:31:24 and Paralympic champion Madison de Rozario was the first Australian to win the women's wheelchair race, finishing in 1:51:01.

Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir, Albert Korir win New York City Marathon

The British High Court has ruled that dope-tainted Russian athlete Liliya Shobukhova must repay the prize money she had won at the 2010 and 2011 editions of the London Marathon. 
 
&quot;The judgment requires Shobukhova to repay 377,961.62 pounds ($499,098.32) plus costs which is the prize and appearance money paid to Shobukhova for the 2010 and 2011 London Marathons,&quot; the event organisers said in a statement today.&nbsp; 
 
Shobukhova won in London in 2010 and came second in 2011 but was stripped those titles, as well the Chicago Marathon title she won in 2009, in August last year, after irregularities were detected in her biological passport. 
 
In addition to having all her results since 2009 annulled, she was banned by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) for three years and two months. 
 
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) cut her doping ban, which ended on August 23 2015, to two years and seven months, saying the 38-year-old had provided &quot;substantial&quot; assistance in the agency&#39;s investigations into doping. 
 
London Marathon Events Ltd today said that Shobukhova was banned for life from taking part in the London Marathon, as well as from the Boston, Berlin, Chicago and New York City marathons. 
 
&quot;The next step is to get the judgment enforced in Russia. It will be a long and difficult process but we will pursue it as we are determined that cheats should not benefit,&quot; Nick Bitel, Chief Executive of London Marathon Events, said. 
 
&quot;Any money we get back will be redistributed to the athletes that Shobukhova cheated out of their rightful dues.&quot; 
 
(Reuters)

Shobukhova's 2010 and 2011 London Marathon titles were stripped after irregularities were detected in her biological passport

The British High Court has ruled that dope-tainted Russian athlete Liliya Shobukhova must repay the prize money she had won at the 2010 and 2011 editions of the London Marathon. "The judgment requires Shobukhova to repay 377,961.62 pounds ($499,098.32) plus costs which is the prize and appearance money paid to Shobukhova for the 2010 and 2011 London Marathons," the event organisers said in a statement today. Shobukhova won in London in 2010 and came second in 2011 but was stripped those titles, as well the Chicago Marathon title she won in 2009, in August last year, after irregularities were detected in her biological passport. In addition to having all her results since 2009 annulled, she was banned by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) for three years and two months. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) cut her doping ban, which ended on August 23 2015, to two years and seven months, saying the 38-year-old had provided "substantial" assistance in the agency's investigations into doping. London Marathon Events Ltd today said that Shobukhova was banned for life from taking part in the London Marathon, as well as from the Boston, Berlin, Chicago and New York City marathons. "The next step is to get the judgment enforced in Russia. It will be a long and difficult process but we will pursue it as we are determined that cheats should not benefit," Nick Bitel, Chief Executive of London Marathon Events, said. "Any money we get back will be redistributed to the athletes that Shobukhova cheated out of their rightful dues." (Reuters)

Court rules Liliya Shobukhova must repay London Marathon prize money

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Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir, Albert Korir win New York City Marathon

Court rules Liliya Shobukhova must repay London Marathon prize money