Amos Kipruto Upsets Defending Champion Jacob Kiplimo to Win Chicago Marathon

Amos Kipruto, who had previously stood on the podium in Chicago in 2024 and 2025, dominated the latter stages of the 2026 marathon to finish in an unofficial 2:01.09, earning his second major marathon win after London 2022. He outpaced defending champion Jacob Kiplimo, who finished fourth in 2:04.18, ending Kiplimo's bid to become the first man to repeat the title since Samuel Wanjiru in 2009-10. Tadese Bikila completed the podium in second place with a time of 2:02.56. The men's wheelchair division saw Marcel Hug extend his streak to five wins, clocking 1:21.33 and breaking his own 2023 record; Lito Anker was runner-up in 1:30.11, while three-time champion Daniel Romanchuk withdrew after an early equipment failure.