Zim Now Writer
Zimbabwean marathon runner Isaac Mpofu on Monday finished on 19th position in the Boston Marathon with a time of 2:14:08.
Mpofu had earlier qualified for the 2024 Olympics – to be hosted by France - at the 2022 Valencia Marathon where he finished a credible 12th, with a time of two hours, six minutes, and 48 seconds.
Boston however prepares him well ahead of the World Championships scheduled for August 19-27 in Budapest, Hungary.
Defending champion Evans Chebet of Kenya retained his title after winning the Boston Marathon in a time of 2:05:54.
Hellen Obiri, a two-time Olympic silver medalist in the 5,000m, won the women’s race in a sprint to finish in 2:21:38 to complete the Kenyan sweep.
Kipchoge, a 12-time major marathon winner, was sixth. Scott Fauble was the top American, finishing seventh. Highly rated Kipchoge was hoping to add a Boston Marathon victory to his unprecedented running resume but it was not to be as he finished a disappointing sixth.
Mpofu became the first Zimbabwean to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
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