John Korir breaks Boston Marathon course record as Kenyans retain titles

• Sharon Lokedi wins women’s race again

• Marcel Hug win’s men’s wheelchair for ninth time

• GB’s Rainbow-Cooper wins women’s wheelchair race

There was Kenyan joy at the Boston Marathon for a second year in a row as Sharon Lokedi and John Korir retained their titles.

Korir broke the Boston Marathon course record in the men’s race, riding a tailwind to outrun the strongest field in event history in a time of 2hr 1min 52sec – the fifth-fastest marathon of all time.