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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.

Mo Farah dismisses retirement after hip injury rules him out of London Marathon

Mo Farah has pulled out of Sunday’s TCS London Marathon due to a hip injury, but has dismissed any suggestion he could now retire.

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.

Mo Farah withdraws before London Marathon

British track legend Mo Farah withdrew before Sunday’s London Marathon, citing a right hip injury before what would have been his first 26.2-mile race in nearly two years.

'Really disappointing' - Mo Farah pulls out of 2022 London Marathon after suffering hip injury

Mo Farah is out of the 2022 London Marathon after suffering a hip injury. 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.

Hip injury rules Mo Farah out of London Marathon

Mo Farah has pulled out of Sunday's London Marathon due to a hip injury.

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Amos Kipruto takes men's title at London Marathon as Yalemzerf Yehualaw triumphs in women's race

Amos Kipruto takes maiden London Marathon title, Yalemzerf Yehualaw storms to victory

Eliud Kipchoge urges Mo Farah not to retire as 40th birthday approaches

Mo Farah dismisses retirement after hip injury rules him out of London Marathon

Farah forced to pull out of London marathon due to injury

Mo Farah withdraws before London Marathon

'Really disappointing' - Mo Farah pulls out of 2022 London Marathon after suffering hip injury

Hip injury rules Mo Farah out of London Marathon