The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon race competition in greater Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The schedule of the marathon is generally fixed. It is organized on the third Monday of April on the occasion of Patriots Day. The Boston Marathon was started in 1897. It is the world’s oldest annual marathon competition.
This was the 126th season of the Boston Marathon in 2022. The date of the Boston Marathon was 18th April 2022. The venue of the competition was Boston, Massachusetts. The great thing about this competition is that they also held the marathon competition in the Wheelchair category. Both Men’s and Women’s Wheelchair category competitions were organized at the event.
Boston Marathon 2022: Winners List
Domination Of Kenya In The Competition
The event of 2022 remained in the name of Kenya’s runners. Kenya’s players emerged winners in both men’s and women’s tournaments. Tokyo Olympic champion Perez Jepchirchir won in the women’s category. This is his third major title in 8 months. After winning gold at the Olympics in August last year, he also won the New York City Marathon in November.
Perez’s challenge
29-year-old Perez clocked very fast in this world’s oldest marathon. In the 124-year-old marathon, Perez faced a fierce challenge from Ethiopia’s Abebel Yeshaneh. She was just 4 seconds behind Perez. Mary Gugi of Kenya came third.
Kenyan Runners Dominate In Men’s Category Too
In the men’s category, Kenyan runners finished on the podium. Evans Chebet won the gold. Evans, 33, won a major marathon for the first time. He took 2 hours 6 minutes 51 seconds. Laurance Cherono got ranked 2nd. And the champion of last year, Bansan Criphuto got 3rd place.
All-Winners List
No. | Category | Winner Name | Timing |
1. | Men | Evans Chebet | 2:06:51 |
2. | Women | Peres Jepchirchir | 2:21:01 |
3. | Wheelchair men | Daniel Romanchuk | 1:26:58 |
4. | Wheelchair women | Manuela Schar | 1:41:08 |
The next season of the Boston Marathon will be the 127th event of the competition. The event will be held in the city of Boston, in the month of April 2023. There is no official release about the event by the organizer yet. We will keep updating you.