page_title: 2013 Boston Marathon
hierarchical_section_title: 2013 Boston Marathon
caption_attribution_description: English: Lelisa Desisa Benti, male winner of 2013 Boston Marathon near half way point after wellesley college scream tunnel but before wellesley square.
context_page_description: The 2013 Boston Marathon took place in Boston, Massachusetts on Monday, April 15, 2013. The race marked the 117th edition of the mass-participation Boston Marathon. Organized by the Boston Athletic Association, it hosted the second of the World Marathon Majors to be held in 2013 with over 23,000 runners participating. Lelisa Desisa won the men's division with a time of 2:10:22, and Rita Jeptoo won the women's division with a time of 2:26:25. The BAA declared that the prize pool available contained more than 800,000 thousand dollars.
  The event was disrupted by a terrorist attack in which two consecutive explosions on the sidewalk, near the finish line, killed three spectators and injured 264 other people. The competition became suspended and many participants were unable to participate in the remainder of the competition. The attack received widespread international media attention.
context_section_description: The 2013 Boston Marathon took place in Boston, Massachusetts on Monday, April 15, 2013. The race marked the 117th edition of the mass-participation Boston Marathon. Organized by the Boston Athletic Association, it hosted the second of the World Marathon Majors to be held in 2013 with over 23,000 runners participating. Lelisa Desisa won the men's division with a time of 2:10:22, and Rita Jeptoo won the women's division with a time of 2:26:25. The BAA declared that the prize pool available contained more than 800,000 thousand dollars.
  The event was disrupted by a terrorist attack in which two consecutive explosions on the sidewalk, near the finish line, killed three spectators and injured 264 other people. The competition became suspended and many participants were unable to participate in the remainder of the competition. The attack received widespread international media attention.
caption: Lelisa Desisa Benti, male winner and Rita Jeptoo, female winner of the 2013 Boston Marathon, near the race's half-way point at the Wellesley College "Scream Tunnel".
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