Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia won the Boston Marathon but missed the course record

Evans Chebet targets a third successive victory in the men's elite race. But he faces stiff competition from Sisay Lemma and Gabriel Geay. Evans Chebet targeting a third successive win in the elite race but faces competition from Gabriel Geay and Lemma.

Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia wins the Boston Marathon in a blistering pace. He finished in an unofficial 2:06:17. He finished the race in a time of two hours and two minutes. Lemma finished in a 2:05:17. He was the first person to win the Boston marathon in the last two years.

Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia wins the Boston Marathon in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 17 seconds. Lemma's time is the 10th-fastest in the race's history. The Ethiopian national was the fastest ever to win the race in a time of 2 hours and 6 minutes.