Yalemzerf Yehualaw, Amos Kipruto win London Marathon
Ethiopian Yalemzerf Yehualaw became the youngest female runner to win the London Marathon, while Kenyan Amos Kipruto earned the biggest victory of his career in the men’s race.
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Amos Kipruto takes men's title at London Marathon as Yalemzerf Yehualaw triumphs in women's race
Favourite Amos Kipruto held his nerve to win the men’s race at Sunday’s London Marathon in a time of 2:04:38, while Ethiopia's rising star Yalemzerf Yehualaw triumphed in the women’s event in 2:17:25. The men's front runners had been neck and neck until Kenyan Kipruto picked his moment for a powerful surge to leave his opponents in his wake, finishing 33 seconds ahead of Ethiopian Leul Gebresilase. Bashir Adbi completed the podium.
Amos Kipruto takes maiden London Marathon title, Yalemzerf Yehualaw storms to victory
Kipruto made a move with five kilometres left and finished in two hours four minutes and 39 seconds to take his first marathon title after coming second to world record holder Eliud Kipchoge in Japan in March. Yehualaw, 23, who only ran her first competitive marathon in April in Germany, winning it with the fastest debut time in history and an Ethiopian record, was equally impressive after making light work of the field in London.
Eliud Kipchoge urges Mo Farah not to retire as 40th birthday approaches
Mo Farah still has “a lot more give” to athletics as he approaches his 40th birthday, according to Eliud Kipchoge. Farah has only raced seven times in three years and was forced to pull out of Sunday’s London Marathon with a hip injury. Ad Farah revealed that he had been feeling «pain and tightness» in his right hip over the past 10 days and that despite treatment, the issue «hasn't improved enough» to enable him to make the start line in Greenwich.
Farah forced to pull out of London marathon due to injury
The four-time Olympic gold medallist was due to run the race for the first time since 2019 after making a return to the track in a failed attempt to compete at last year's Olympics in Tokyo.
Kipchoge will be at London Marathon, but not racing
LONDON : Eliud Kipchoge will be the star attraction at the London Marathon this weekend but the Kenyan, who smashed his own world record for the distance in Berlin on Sunday, will restrict his exertions to handing out medals in the Mini-Marathon.
Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge Beats World Mark At Berlin Marathon
Kenyan great Eliud Kipchoge has beaten his own world marathon record by 30 seconds, running 2hr 01min 10sec in Berlin on Sunday. At the halfway point the back-to-back Olympic champion in Rio and Tokyo looked set to become the first to officially run under the elusive two-hour mark. But despite slowing slightly the 37-year-old held on to best his own record from Berlin in 2018.
Eliud Kipchoge Pecahkan Rekor Dunia di Berlin Marathon 2022
Pelari Kenya, Eliud Kipchoge berhasil memenangi ajang Berlin Marathon 2022. Tak cuma itu, peraih emas Olimpiade dua kali itu juga mempertajam rekor dunia miliknya sendiri hingga 30 detik!