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Kenya’s Vincent Ngetich will compete in his third marathon ever at the 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Oct. 13. Country: Kenya Standout Race: 2024 Tokyo Marathon Ngetich took third place in the 2024 Tokyo Marathon, running 2:04:18. In his first marathon ever during the 2023 Berlin race, he took second only to Eliud Kipchoge, running ...

Olympian marathoner Amos Kipruto will partake in his first 2024 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, which he plans to run in honor of his fallen countryman Kelvin Kiptum, who died tragically after setting the marathon world record in 2023 at the Chicago race. Country: Ethiopia Standout Race: 2022 London Marathon Kipruto won the London Marathon in 202...

Two-time Tokyo Marathon champion Birhanu Legese will make his second appearance at the Chicago Marathon. During his debut at the Chicago Marathon in 2018, he ran 2:08:41 for a 10th-place finish. Country: Ethiopia Standout Race: 2024 Rotterdam Marathon Legese recently took third place in the 2024 Rotterdam Marathon last April. He ran a blistering 2:...

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