Amos Kipruto Wins Chicago Marathon as Hawi Feysa Repeats

Kenya's Amos Kipruto captured the men's title at the 2026 Chicago Marathon on Sunday, October 11, finishing in 2:01:09 after placing second a year earlier. Ethiopia's Tadese Bikila finished second in 2:02:56, while Ethiopia's Hawi Feysa Gejia won the women's race in 2:13:33 to secure her second consecutive victory in Chicago. Kipruto finished nearly two minutes ahead of Bikila, according to results reported by Yahoo Sports.

The Kenyan runner returned to the top of the Chicago podium after narrowly missing the title in the previous edition. Earlier in 2026, Kipruto placed fourth in the London Marathon with a time of 2:01:39. His Chicago winning time was 30 seconds faster than his London performance.

In the women's competition, Feysa finished just under a minute ahead of Kenya's Sharon Lokedi. The Ethiopian runner's victory marked her second straight Chicago Marathon title, according to the reported race results.

American runner Clayton Young led the US men's contingent, finishing eighth overall in 2:05:23. Fellow Americans Charles Hicks and Vincent Mauri followed closely behind him, according to Yahoo Sports. Mauri has attracted attention for training on a treadmill at a public gym. His performance placed him among the American runners competing behind Young in the men's field.

Switzerland also produced two notable performances in the wheelchair races. Catherine Debrunner won the women's wheelchair event and broke her own world record, while fellow Swiss athlete Marcel Hug established a new course record. Hug's victory marked his fifth consecutive win at the Chicago Marathon. The result extended his winning streak at the event while adding a course record to his latest performance.

Yahoo Sports reported that the breaking news story would be updated as further information became available.