Amos Kipruto and Yalemzerf Yehualaw won the London Marathon

the kenyan Amos Kiprut30 years old, won this Sunday for the first time with a victory in london marathonwith a period of 2h04:38ahead of Ethiopian Leul Gebresilase (2h05:12) and the Belgian of Somali origin Bashir Abdi (2h05:19).

the ethiopian Kenenisa Bekelewho recognized 2h01:41 as a personal best in Berlin (Germany), in 2019, and started today at 40 years old among the favorites, was in fifth place (2h05:53) behind Kinde Atanaw, who finished fourth with a mark of 2h05:27.

In the female category, the winner was Ethiopian Yalemzerf Yehualaw, 23-year-old, who recovered from a crash to win the race with time 2h17:25the third fastest brand, followed by Kenyan Joyceline Jepkosgei (2:18:07), who won last year, and for Alemu Megertu (2:18:32).

the debutante Cyprus, who won bronze in Doha in 2019, went through the final corner alone at Buckingham Palace, almost cruising to victory after a final sprint in which none of the other competitors threatened victory. In the Embankment section, only Gebresilase and Abdi were able to close the distance on the Kenyan.

The London Marathon, one of the six “majors”, celebrated its 42nd edition this year with more than 50,000 runners on the streets of the capital.

In this Sunday’s race, in the men’s category, the British did not participate Mo Farah due to right hip injury.

The London Marathon is one of the ‘six majors’, the six best marathons in the world, along with Boston, Chicago, New York, Tokyo and Berlin.

The race, with three starting points that meet before five kilometers, runs around the River Thames, has a flat and fast profile and passes some of London’s most famous points, such as Tower Bridge, the London Eye, Big Ben or Buckingham Palace. The finish line is located on The Mall next to Saint James’s Palace.