Yeman Crippa is extraordinary: he is second in the New York Marathon

An extraordinary Yeman Crippa finished second, with a time of 2:06:14, in the 50th edition of the New York Marathon.

The Italian athlete was only surpassed at the finish line by Swede Andreas Almgren, European 10,000m champion and making his debut in the 42.195km, who finished first in 2'06'01.

In third place was Lesotho athlete Kamohelo Mofolo with a time of 2h06'26.

Crippa made a decisive push in the final stretch, along with Kipruto and Almgren, who then displayed an irresistible attack, pulling away from everyone in the final kilometers. The Kenyan, winner of last year's race, had to settle for fourth place in 2:06:27.

(Unioneonline/vl)