Kiptum took out the London Marathon with the second best score in history

the kenyan runner Kelvin Kiptum won the London Marathon this Sunday with the second record in history (2:01’25”)18 seconds from Eliud Kipchoge’s world record.

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Kiptum, who became the third best runner in the world in his first marathon, in Valencia in December, he sped up by an hour and a half and compatriot Geoffrey Kamworor finished first and the Ethiopian Tamirat Tola, world champion of the discipline, in a race held in central London where a record 49,675 people between professionals and amateurs participated.

British Olympic medalist Mo Farah, with a personal best time of 2:05:11, finished ninth with a mark of 2:10:27, in which he stated that this would be his last marathon, as he considered his body no longer able to cope with the hard training.

The women’s elite competition got off to a dramatic start after record holder Kenyan Brigid Kosgei, in 2:14:04, began to limp and retired after just three minutes.

The unexpected success of Ethiopian-Dutch Sifan Hassanprepared during the fasting month of Ramadan, and defeated Alemu Megertu and Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir in a thrilling sprint finish with a time of 2:18:03is considered one of the most spectacular annual events in the British capital.

Swiss Marcel Hug won the men’s wheelchair race for the fifth time and Australian Madison de Rozario won the women’s race.

Runners, mostly novices, do it several times to raise money for charities, from Greenwich, south of the Thames, through Canary Wharf and across Tower Bridge to the Tower of London, beyond Trafalgar Square to finish at Buckingham Palace.

This year the marathon, which took place in changeable weather with clouds, sun and rain, returned to its old calendar of April, after three years of being held in October due to the pandemic.

Among the British personalities taking part are the frontman of the musical group Mumford & Sons, Marcus Mumford, who raised funds for the Grenfell Foundation, as well as “The Crown” star Josh O’Connor and former captain of rugby league. of England Chris Robshaw.

The marathon coincided with the third of four days of protests in London by the environmental movement Extinction Rebellion, which has vowed not to disrupt the sporting event.