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The men’s portion of the New York City Marathon came down to the wire on Sunday.

Kenya’s Benson Kipruto crossed the finish line a split second in front of Alexander Mutiso in a photo finish.

The two runners separated themselves from the pack heading into the 24th mile of the event. Mutiso, who is also from Kenya, turned on the jets in the last 50 meters of the race but fell just short of Kipruto.

Kipruto finished with a time of 2:08.09 to win the race. It was the first time he won the New York City Marathon in his career.

The Olympic bronze medalist in the 2024 Paris Games took home first place in the 2024 Tokyo, 2022 Chicago and 2021 Boston Marathons during his career. His time at the New York City Marathon this year fell about six seconds

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