{"id":229393,"date":"2025-09-10T19:58:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T19:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/?p=229393"},"modified":"2025-09-10T20:15:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T20:15:09","slug":"eliud-kipchoge-and-sifan-hassan-will-run-in-new-york-city-marathon-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/eliud-kipchoge-and-sifan-hassan-will-run-in-new-york-city-marathon-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Eliud Kipchoge and Sifan Hassan Will Run in New York City Marathon 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Eliud Kipchoge and Sifan Hassan Will Run in New York City Marathon 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>New York Road Runners (NYRR) have officially announced the participation of Eliud Kipchoge and Sifan Hassan in the TCS New York City Marathon 2025, which will take place on November 2. Both, fresh off their start at the Sydney Marathon, are currently preparing for their debuts on the New York City Marathon course.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kipchoge Aims to Complete His Seventh Abbott World Marathon Majors Marathon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kipchoge, a 40-year-old Kenyan runner, is an 11-time Abbott World Marathon Majors winner with victories including Berlin, Tokyo, London, and Chicago. Completing the New York marathon will earn him the Six Star Medal, awarded to athletes who finish all six original major marathons (excluding Sydney): Tokyo, Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago, and New York.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-229406\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0261-819x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" \/><br \/>\n\ud83d\udcf8 World Marathon Majors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In an official statement to NYRR, Eliud Kipchoge said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Running the TCS New York City Marathon has been a long-standing goal of mine. I\u2019m honored to join the tens of thousands of runners who will run through the five boroughs in November. I look forward to the energy of this city, the passionate running community, and the challenges of the iconic course.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sifan Hassan from the Netherlands Will Race in NYC for the First Time<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She recently won the Sydney Marathon, setting a course record, and in 2024 she won Olympic medals in the 5,000 m, 10,000 m, and marathon \u2013 the first woman in decades to achieve that feat.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-229404 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_0262-819x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" \/>\ud83d\udcf8 Sydney Marathon\/World Marathon Majors<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sifan Hassan also shared her thoughts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>NYC Marathon is a legendary event, and I am excited to take part in another Abbott World Marathon Majors race. I love challenges and am ready to compete against the world\u2019s best runners.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Strong Competition and a Record Number of Olympians<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The start list includes over 50 Olympians, including medalists of major championships. Alongside Kipchoge and Hassan will be defending champion Abdi Nageeye, former champions Evan Chebet and Albert Korir, as well as multiple Olympic and world championship medalists.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NYC Marathon 2025 \u2013 A Great Celebration for Runners and Fans<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In November, over 55,000 athletes will run through the streets of New York, making it one of the largest running events in the world, with approximately 2 million spectators lining the course.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The debuts of Eliud Kipchoge and Sifan Hassan on the TCS New York City Marathon 2025 course will undoubtedly be historic moments in road racing. Kipchoge aims to complete his seventh marathon in the World Marathon Majors series, while Hassan continues her impressive medal career. This will be one of the most important races of the 2025 season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udcf8 Sydney Marathon\/World Marathon Majors<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eliud Kipchoge and Sifan Hassan have officially confirmed their participation in the New York City Marathon 2025. Learn the details of their involvement and find out why this race will be special for marathon fans around the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":229419,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-229393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-york-city-marathon-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229393"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229393\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/229419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/worldmarathoner.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}