Kipchoge, Hassan to run New York City Marathon
Elite marathon athletes Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge (L) and Dutch Sifan Hassan pose for pictures during a press conference for the Sydney Marathon 2025, at the Sydney Opera House on August 28, 2025. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP)
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Former world record holder Eliud Kipchoge and
Olympic champion Sifan Hassan will make their New York City Marathon debut in
November, organisers New York Road Runners said on Wednesday.
The pair headlined the Sydney Marathon last month as
the 25-year-old race was elevated to the World Marathon Majors series, and the
Dutchwoman broke the tape in two hours, 18 minutes and 22 seconds.
Hassan, the third-fastest woman of all time over the
distance, finished third in London in 2:19:00 earlier this year.
The 40-year-old Rio and Tokyo Olympic champion
Kipchoge has not notched a marathon win since his 11th major triumph in Berlin
two years ago.
He became the first person to run a marathon in
under two hours in 2019, an achievement likened to the moon landing, though the
attempt was not recognised as an official record as it did not adhere to World
Athletics rules for open competition.
New York is the only marathon major that Kipchoge
has not run before.
The duo join a field that includes men's and women's
defending champions Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands and Sheila Chepkirui of
Kenya, and past winners Albert Korir and Evans Chebet, also from Kenya.
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