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Four Winners Celebrate at New York Marathon

Andreas Almgren won his first marathon, while Sheila Chepkirui won again in New York.

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Source: New York Road Runners, 2026-11-01.

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Read and understand · 1/3Who won the men’s open race in his first marathon?

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Andreas Almgren. The second paragraph identifies Almgren and says it was his first marathon.

Clue: Andreas Almgren of Sweden won the men's open race. It was the first marathon of his career. Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya won the women's open race. She had also won in New York in 2024.

Read and understand · 2/3When had Sheila Chepkirui previously won in New York?

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2024. The second paragraph says she had also won in 2024.

Clue: Andreas Almgren of Sweden won the men's open race. It was the first marathon of his career. Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya won the women's open race. She had also won in New York in 2024.

Read and understand · 3/3How many New York race wins does Marcel Hug now have?

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Eight. The third paragraph gives Hug’s total as eight.

Clue: Marcel Hug and Catherine Debrunner, both from Switzerland, won the men's and women's wheelchair races. Hug has now won the New York race eight times.

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Who won the two open races, and who won the wheelchair races?

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Andreas Almgren and Sheila Chepkirui won the men’s and women’s open races. Marcel Hug and Catherine Debrunner won the men’s and women’s wheelchair races.

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