Chebet and Lokedi of Kenya Win NYC Marathon Races in Debuts

(L–R) Men's division second place finisher Shura Kitata of Ethiopia, winner Evans Chebet of Kenya, and third place finisher Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands pose during a ceremony at the finish line of the New York City Marathon in New York on Nov. 6, 2022. Jason DeCrow/AP Photo

NEW YORK—Kenyans Evans Chebet and Sharon Lokedi made huge splashes in their New York City Marathon debuts on Sunday.

Chebet won the men’s race and Lokedi the women’s race in her first-ever marathon.