2022 Boston Marathon

The 2022 Boston Marathon was a marathon race held in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 18, 2022.[1] It was the 126th running of the race.[2] The field was limited to 30,000 runners.[1]

2022 Boston Marathon
VenueBoston, Massachusetts, United States
DateApril 18, 2022
Champions
MenEvans Chebet (2:06:51)
WomenPeres Jepchirchir (2:21:01)
Wheelchair menDaniel Romanchuk (1:26:58)
Wheelchair womenManuela Schär (1:41:08)

Background

The marathon returned to its traditional Patriots' Day schedule for the first time since 2019. All participants were required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.[1]

Lawrence Cherono and Benson Kipruto, both from Kenya, were among the elite runners expected to compete.[3][4]

On April 6, race organizers announced that runners residing in Russia or Belarus would not be allowed to participate, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5] That decision subsequently drew criticism from an editorial in The Boston Globe.[6]

Results

The elite men's and women's races were won by Kenyans Evans Chebet and Peres Jepchirchir, respectively.[7] Wheelchair races were won by Daniel Romanchuk of the US (men) and Manuela Schär of Switzerland (women).[7]

Olympic bronze medalist Molly Seidel, who had a hip impingement, dropped out of the race at around 16 miles (26 km) due to a hip injury. This was the first time she ran in the Boston Marathon.[8]

References
  1. "126th Boston Marathon Field Size Established as 30,000; All Entrants Must be Fully Vaccinated to Participate". Boston Athletic Association. November 2, 2021. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  2. Taliesin, Julia (October 12, 2021). "What you need to know about the 2022 Boston Marathon". Boston.com. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  3. Houston, Michael (January 14, 2022). "Bekele leads elite men's field as Boston Marathon announce line-up". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  4. "Kenenisa Bekele Headlines Stellar Men's Field for April's Boston Marathon". Runner's World. January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  5. "Boston Marathon excludes runners residing in Russia, Belarus". Boston.com. AP. April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  6. "Let Russians run in the Boston Marathon". The Boston Globe. Editorial Board. April 9, 2022. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  7. McInerney, Katie (April 18, 2022). "Boston Marathon: In thrilling finish, Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir edges Ethiopia's Ababel Yesaneh to win". The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  8. Thompson, Khari (April 19, 2022). "'Really freaking disappointed': Molly Seidel expands on why she dropped out of the 2022 Boston Marathon". www.bostonglobe.com. The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 19, 2022.

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