Nairobi, April 16 -- Kenyan athlete Hellen Obiri has retained her Boston Marathon title.

Obiri shook off a three-way thrilling battle with the 2017 and 2021 champion Edna Kiplagat and 2022 New York City Marathon champion Sharon Lokedi in the last seven kilometres to seal a double.

Obiri, 34, clocked two hours, 22 minutes and 37 seconds, beating Lokedi to second place in 2:22:45 as Kiplagat came third in 2:23:21.

However, Ethiopia's Sisay Lemma ended Kenya's five-year reign in the men's race in Boston with a gun-to-tape performance on Monday in the American city.

Lemma, who was making his debut in the marathon looked all set to break the long-standing course record but wilted in the second half of the race to win in 2:06:17.

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