Flanagan scores stunning victory in NYC marathon

ByReuters

Updated 05/11/2017 at 18:39 GMT

Shalane Flanagan became the first American woman to win the New York City Marathon in 40 years when she claimed a dominant victory over Kenyan three-times champion Mary Keitany on Sunday.

Shalane Flanagan of the United States celebrates winning the Professional Women's Division with Mary Keitany of Kenya (L, 2nd place) and Mamitu Dasku of Ethiopia (R, 3rd place)

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The men's title went to Kenyan Geoffrey Kamworor, who held off countryman Wilson Kipsang.

Flanagan, who had never won a major marathon, clocked an unofficial two hours, 26 minutes 53 seconds for a stunning victory at the age of 36.

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Keitany struggled home in 2:27:54 with Ethiopia's Mamitu Daska third in 2:28:08.

Kamworor finished in an unofficial 2:10.53 with Kipsang three seconds behind.

The race was run under heightened security with thousands of police on duty days after a truck-ramming attack killed eight in what authorities described as a terrorist act.

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