Sharon Lokedi, Amane Beriso, and Edna Kiplagat will compete at the Boston Marathon

Sharon Lokedi, Amane Beriso and Edna Kiplagat will be among the women’s stars at the Boston Marathon on April 17. Nine of the competitors who will start on the streets of the USA have results under 2:20 hours, and 16 under 2:21 hours. Among them are two-time Boston Marathon winner Edna Kiplagat and Amane Beriso, who recorded the third-fastest time in marathon history at 2:14:58.

Sharon Lokedi made her debut in the New York City Marathon last year when she won the race.

Another participant will be the Kenyan-Israeli runner Lonah Chemtai Salpeter, who won a bronze medal at the World Championships in Oregon last year and finished second in the New York City Marathon also in 2022.

The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon race hosted by several cities and towns in greater Boston in eastern Massachusetts, United States. It is traditionally held on Patriots’ Day, the third Monday of April. The course record for women was set by Buzunesh Deba in 2014, who finished with a time of 2:19:59.

The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has organized this event annually since 1897.