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2000 BOSTON MARATHON
Roba, Chebet back
to defend titles

Defending champions Fatuma Roba of Ethiopia and Joseph Chebet of Kenya will return to defend their titles in Boston Marathon 2000, leading a list of 34 elite athletes announced by sponsor John Hancock. Roba will be attempting what no other runner has been able to do: win Boston four consecutive times.
   
LEADING ELITE MEN
Moses Tanui, Kenya 2:06:16
Ondoro Osoro, Kenya 2:06:54
Joseph Chebet, Kenya 2:07:34
Elijah Lagat, Kenya 2:07:41
G. Anera, Ethiopia 2:07:54
LEADING ELITE WOMEN
Fatuma Roba, Eth. 2:23:21
Elana Meyer, RSA 2:25:15
L. Kiplagat, Kenya 2:25:29
Sun Yingjie, China 2:25:45
F. Rochat-Moser, Swi. 2:25:51

Fatuma Roba, left, and Joseph Chebet   Fatuma Roba, left, and Joseph Chebet will be returning to defend their Boston Marathon titles this year. (Globe file photos)

This year's field second biggest ever
Nearly twice the number of runners as usual will teem from Hopkinton to Boston for the millennium's first Boston Marathon on April 17th. Race organizers at the Boston Athletic Association expect 18,000 official participants, the largest field since the 100th running in 1996.

REMEMBERING 1999

WOMEN'S RACE
Inspired Roba flags down third in a row
Fatuma Roba shook off fatigue and sped to victory in 2:23:25, joining Uta Pippig as the only women to win three straight Bostons.

MEN'S RACE
A determined Chebet
goes it one better

After a couple of agonizingly close second places, Joseph Chebet finally tasted victory, winning in 2:09:52.

WHEELCHAIR RACES
* Sauvage nips Driscoll
* Nietlispach breezes again

TOP U.S. FINISHERS
* Jennings was tested
* LeMay moves to front

PHOTO GALLERIES
Scene | Warm up | Start Runners | Winners
MEN
1. J. Chebet2:09:52
2. S. Guerra2:10:18
3. F. Pooe2:11:37
WOMEN
1. F.Roba2:23:25
2. F. Rochat-Moser2:25:51
3. Y. Arimori2:26:39
WHEELCHAIR (M)
1. F. Nietlispach1:21:36
2. S. Mendoza1:25:18
3. S. Hollonbeck1:27:58
WHEELCHAIR (W)
1. L. Sauvage1:42:23
2. J. Driscoll1:42:23
3. E. Hunkeler1:43:48

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