The Kenyan Kelvin Kiptum prevailed this Sunday in the London marathon, registering the second fastest time in history in this distance, with a time of 2:01.27 hours, 18 seconds behind the record of his compatriot Eliud Kipchoge.
Kiptum, who already in his debut in the marathon, last December, in Valencia (Spain), had become the third best athlete in the world by registering the fifth time in history (2:01.43), in a ranking led by Kipchoge, who on September 25, 2022, won the Berlin Marathon in 2:01.09.
The Kenyan runner made a strong acceleration after 1:30 hours of the race, crossing the finish line completely detached, ahead of his compatriot Geoffrey Kamworor and the Ethiopian Tamirat Tola, world champion, who finished in second and third place. respectively. .
In the women’s race, the victory went to the Dutch Sifan Hassan, Olympic champion of the 5,000 and 10,000 meters at the Tokyo 2020 Games, who competed in her first marathon.
Although he showed signs of cramping at the hour of the race, Hassan progressively made up for his fall behind the leading group, finally triumphing with a time of 2:18.33 hours, beating Ethiopian Alemu Megertu and Kenyan Olympian Peres Jepchirchir. champion, who were second and third respectively.
Source: TSF
