LONDON (AP) — Kelvin Kiptum collapsed to the ground after winning the London Marathon on Sunday and recording the second fastest time in history over the distance. The 23-year-old Kenyan runner broke the course record with a time of 2 hours, 1 minute, 25 seconds and just missed out on Eliud Kipchoge’s world record by 16 seconds. I loved it, I am very happy.”In the women's race, Sifan Hassan completed a stunning comeback to win on her marathon debut after appearing to be injured part way through. Kosgei, who holds the women’s record of 2:14:04 limped to the sidewalk after around 3 minutes. London Marathon organisers said they expanded numbers in an attempt to reach a cap of 50,000.

Source: Ethiopian News April 23, 2023 12:47 UTC