Nairobi — On his maiden appearance at the Boston Marathon, Kenya's Lawrence Cherono beat Ethiopia's Lelisa Desisa in a sensational sprint finish to clinch the title in 2hours, 7minutes and 57 seconds.
Kenya secured the top two slots on the podium with Desisa coming second two seconds after Cherono's time while Kennedy Kipkemboi was third in a time of 2hrs, 8minutes and 6 seconds.
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