New Delhi: Olympian Deriba Merga of Ethiopia survived stiff competition to defend the men's title, while reigning world champion Mary Keitany of Kenya created a new race record to win in the women's ...

(L-R) Deriba Merga of Ethiopia, Jaouad Gharib of Morocco and Samuel Kamau Wansiru of Kenya compete in the men's marathon during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 24, 2008. Ethiopia’s 2011 senior ...

When Deriba Merga won the Boston Marathon last year, you wouldn’t have called him a surprise winner, as he had set a course record at the Houston Marathon three months earlier and had sub-hour half ...

BOSTON (CBS) - Another former Boston Marathon champion will be back for the 117th running of the famous race in April. 2009 winner Deriba Merga of Ethiopia is joining this year's field, John Hancock ...

BOSTON ? Ethiopia?s Deriba Merga overcame the disappointment of his Olympic fade to win the Boston Marathon on Monday, and Kenya?s Salina Kosgei won the closest women?s race in the history of the ...