The Boston Athletic Association Thursday announced six of the world’s best marathoners will compete on the roads between Hopkinton and Boston at the 130th Boston Marathon presented by Bank of America. For what is believed to be the first time in history, all four defending open and wheelchair division champions plus the reigning American record holders will all compete in the same edition of the world’s oldest annual marathon.

Reigning Boston Marathon champions Sharon Lokedi (Kenya, women’s open division), John Korir (Kenya, men’s open division), Susannah Scaroni (USA, women’s wheelchair division), and Marcel Hug (Switzerland, men’s wheelchair division) all return to defend their titles, while American record holders and 2024 Olympians Conner Mantz and Emily Sisson each will enter as U.

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