John Korir wins second consecutive Boston Marathon title in course record time
John Korir of Kenya won the 2025 Boston Marathon in 2 hours, 1 minute, 52 seconds, shattering the previous course record of 2:03:02 set in 2011. Sharon Lokedi also defended her women's title, finishing in 2:18:51. Both Korir and Lokedi each received $150,000 in prize money, with Korir earning an additional $50,000 for the course record.
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Divergence score
5 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
3 camps
3 bias groups
The spectrum · how 5 outlets placed this story
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Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
First to report
- PBS NewsHourfirst
- CNN+42 min
- Reuters+1.0 h
- ABC News+2.6 h
- Al Jazeera+17.1 h
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The split, in one line
All three outlets confirm the same result; PBS provides full race detail while Reuters and CNN offer only headline-level summaries with no additional body content available.
How each outlet covered it
Lightly covered so far
Too few outlets to map a left-right split. Here is each take as it stands.
Sparse coverage · 3 outlets
“Defending champion John Korir wins second straight Boston Marathon title in course record time”
“Kenya's Korir shatters Boston Marathon course record”
“Defending champion John Korir breaks Boston Marathon record and Sharon Lokedi also repeats”
7 tracked claims across 5 outlets
Fact ledger
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Korir surged past Milkesha Mengesha at the 20-mile mark to take control.
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