Robert Cheruiyot wins 2003 Boston Marathon, (© photo by Vinny Dusovic)
2003 Boston champion Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot of Kenya has been added to the elite field of 32 athletes from 12 countries for next Monday’s 109th B.A.A. Boston Marathon, 18 April 2005.
Cheruiyot will join defending champion Timothy Cherigat and last year's runner up Robert Cheboror, who was the second fastest marathoner in the world last year. The race should prove highly competitive as eleven men in the field hold personal bests under 2:10.
Additional names for the men's field include Benjamin Kipchumba of Kenya, the winner of the 2004 Nairobi Marathon; Benson Cherono of Kenya; and Moroccan Olympian Khalid El Boumlili, the winner of the 2004 Marrakech Marathon.
Withdrawals from the field include Malgorzata Sobanska of Poland due to illness, Olivera Jevtic due to a calf injury, and Paul Koech due to training difficulties.
Note - A full preview story will follow on the IAAF website at the end of this week.
Men
Robert Cheboror, Kenya
Wilson Onsare, Kenya
Benjamin Kosgei Kimutai, Kenya
Mohamed Ouaadi, France
Hailu Negussie, Ethiopia
Pavel Loskutov, Estonia
Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot, Kenya
Stephen Kiogora, Kenya
Benjamin Kipchumba, Kenya
Timothy Cherigat, Kenya
Alan Culpepper, United States
Thomas Omwenga, Kenya
Khalid El Boumlili, Morocco
Benson Cherono, Kenya
Gidey Amaha, Ethiopia
Terefe Yae, Ethiopia
Andrew Letherby, Australia
Ryan Shay, United States
John Itati, Kenya
James Koskei, Kenya
Women
Catherine Ndereba, Kenya
Svetlana Zakharova, Russia
Gete Wami, Ethiopia
Elfenesh Alemu, Ethiopia
Nuta Olaru, Romania
Bruna Genovese, Italy
Zhor El Kamch, Morocco
Shitaye Gemechu, Ethiopia
Grazyna Syrek, Poland
Lyubov Morgunova, Russia
Eri Hayakawa, Japan
Mina Ogawa, Japan
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