So now comes another in the long line of luminous African distance runners. This one is a 25-year-old Ethiopian named Fatuma Roba, and on Sunday she joined that line by decimating the Olympic field in ...

BOSTON -- The winner said it best. "Everybody in the world is trying to catch the Kenyans, but they can't," said Joseph Chebet, who should know. He became the ninth straight Kenyan champion at the ...

BOSTON — Fatuma Roba’s hair is pinched back, and small gold ovals dangle from her ear lobes, framing a regal face with eyes that seem constantly fixed on the finish line. When the Ethiopian runner ...

Joseph Chebet, a runner-up no more, pulled away Monday with about 4 miles left and became the ninth straight Kenyan to win the Boston Marathon. And Fatuma Roba of Ethiopia became the second woman to ...

BOSTON -- Ethiopia's Fatuma Roba ran through pain last year to win a second straight Boston Marathon. Now her leg has healed and she's thinking of a third straight victory -- and a course record. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kenya's Obiri, who won the race in 2023 and 2024, will seek to become the first woman to win three consecutive Boston Marathon ...