Kelvin Kiptum ran the second-fastest marathon ever, falling 16 seconds short of Eliud Kipchoge’s world record in winning the London Marathon Sunday morning, just moments after Sifan Hassan won the women’s division in her first attempt at a marathon.
Kiptum, a 23-year-old runner from Kenya who also ran the third-fastest marathon in history in December in Valencia, finished the London race in 2 hours, 1 minute, 25 seconds, falling just short of Kipchoge’s 2:01:09 world mark set in Berlin last year. He did lower Kipchoge’s London course record of 2:02:37. Geoffrey Kamworor, also of Kenya, was a distant second with Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola third.
“I am so happy with the result,” Kiptum said . “I don’t know what to say right now, I am just grateful. The course felt good, there was a bit of rain around halfway but it was okay. I enjoy doing the marathons — it is good preparation for me. I loved it, I am very happy.” Hassan, an Ethiopian-born Dutch athlete who trained during the month-long observance of Ramadan, battled an elite field of women as well as a preexisting hip problem that at times left her far off the pace and looking as if she might drop out altogether. But she worked her way back to the leaders and outkicked the field, winning dramatically in 2:18:33. Alemu Megertu of Ethiopia second and Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya were third.
“It is really amazing. I never thought I would finish a marathon — and in one of the greatest marathons, I finished it, and I won,” Hassan told the BBC. “I’m so grateful to the crowd — I’ll never forget this race.”The moment Sifan Hassan pulled off the most unlikely comeback to win the 2023 TCS London Marathon.
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