Marathon record

The New York City Marathon has set a record for the most finishers of any marathon worldwide — 52,812. Organisers said the total topped the mark of 51,394 from the 2016 NYC Marathon. The race through the city’s five boroughs was watched by more than a million spectators. Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia and Mary Keitany of Kenya were the men’s and women’s winners. It was Keitany’s fourth victory in New York. Desisa won this race for the first time. The wheelchair winners were Daniel Romanchuk of the US and Manuela Schar of Switzerland.