Sifan Hassan stages remarkable rally to win women's London Marathon as Kelvin Kiptum wins men's race in the second-fastest time in history
Sifan Hassan has staged a remarkable rally to win the women's London Marathon in the Olympic track champion's first race over the distance as Kelvin Kiptum won the men's race in the second-fastest time in history.
"It was just amazing. I never thought I would finish a marathon and here I am winning it!" Hassan told the BBC on Sunday. It looked as if the Ethiopian-born Dutch runner's debut marathon would end in disappointment when she was dropped from the leading group and left holding her side after the hour mark.from the Covid-delayed 2020 Tokyo games grabbed her hip and stopped to stretch off the injury."And then I missed one of the drinks stations! I didn't practice that part of the race because I have been fasting and so that was quite difficult. But I needed it...
Having shaken off her injury, Hassan burst clear in a sprint finish to win in a time of 2 hours, 18 minutes and 33 seconds. Ethiopia's Alemu Megertu was second in 2:18:37, with Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir, the Olympic champion, third in 2:18:38. This was the first time Jepchirchir had been defeated in a major marathon race.The moment Sifan Hassan pulled off the most unlikely comeback to win the 2023 TCS London Marathon.
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