Athletics-Feysa holds off Lokedi to win Chicago Marathon, Kipruto triumphs in men's race

Oct 11, 2026; Chicago, IL, USA; Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda and Amos Kipruto of Kenya lead the 2026 Chicago Marathon in Grant Park.

Oct 11, 2026; Chicago, IL, USA; Jacob Kiplimo of Uganda and Amos Kipruto of Kenya lead the 2026 Chicago Marathon in Grant Park. (Talia Sprague-Imagn Images)


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Oct 11 — Ethiopian Hawi Feysa retained her Chicago Marathon ​crown in a heavyweight clash with Kenya's Sharon Lokedi on Sunday, pulling ‌away in the final mile to break the tape ⁠in two hours, ​13 minutes and ⁠33 seconds.

The back-to-back Boston winner Lokedi ‌battled with Feysa ‌through much of the final six miles ⁠of the course ⁠but could not hang on as the Ethiopian slammed her foot on the gas, crossing the line in 2:14:07.

Kenya's Brigid Kosgei was third in 2:14:55.

Kenya's Amos Kipruto ‌dominated the men's race ​in 2:01:09, exacting revenge after his second-place finish a year ago.

Kipruto finished 91 seconds behind Ugandan Jacob Kiplimo in 2025 but flipped the script this time around, running all by himself through the ​final straight after a tactically flawless ‌performance.

Ethiopian Tadese ‌Bikila ⁠crossed the line in 2:02:56 while his compatriot Milkesa Mengesha (2:03:46) was third.

It was the second marathon major win for Kipruto, who ‌took the top ​of the podium in ‌London four years ⁠ago.

(Reporting ​by Amy Tennery in New YorkEditing by Tomasz ​Janowski)

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