Chicago Marathon

Original title: Chicago Marathon
Xinhua news agency, Chicago, October 10 (reporter Xu Jing) - the 2021 Chicago Marathon opened in Grant Park in downtown Chicago on October 10.
This year's schedule crosses 29 districts of Chicago. Sev Tula from Ethiopia won the men's group championship in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 12 seconds, and Galen Rupp from the United States won the second place in the men's group in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 35 seconds.
Kenya's Ruth chapatic won the women's group championship in 2 hours, 22 minutes and 31 seconds, and America's Emma Bates ranked second in the women's group in 2 hours, 24 minutes and 20 seconds.
About 35000 professionals and long-distance runners from all over the world participated in the 43rd Chicago Marathon. The world long distance race was closed for a year in 2020 because of COVID-19.
The Chicago Marathon was founded on September 25, 1977. (end)