The New York City Marathon on Sunday broke the record for the world's largest marathon, with 55,646 runners crossing the finish line in Central Park, organisers said.

This year’s race was the largest in the world in 2016, well ahead of the Paris Marathon, which had 41,708 finishers in April. Chicago was third in 2016, with 40,608 finishers.

Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia set a course record to win the New York City Marathon men's race on Sunday, while Hellen Obiri of Kenya pulled away in the final 400 meters to take the women's title.

Apparently, a lot of people agreed. Linden was one of 53,627 finishers on Sunday, making it the world’s largest marathon in history. The race broke its own record of 52,812 finishers from last year.

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I n a New York minute, the city’s iconic marathon took the world record for the most finishers from the Berlin Marathon, as 55,646 athletes completed the five-borough race on November 3.

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The New York City Marathon on Sunday broke the record for the world's largest marathon, with 55,646 runners crossing the finish line in Central Park, organisers said.