Athletics-Chebet retains Boston Marathon title, Kipchoge comes up short

Athletics - The 127th Boston Marathon - Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. - April 17, 2023 Kenya's Evans Chebet crosses the finish line to win the elite men's race REUTERS/Brian Snyder

(Reuters) - Kenyan Evans Chebet retained his Boston Marathon title on Monday, overcoming a talented men's field in two hours, five minutes and 54 seconds, as two-times Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge failed to reach the podium.

Tanzanian Gabriel Geay finished 10 seconds behind Chebet while Kenya's Benson Kipruto, the champion in 2021, took third in 2:06:06.