This year's London Marathon won't have any of them. Behind them, away from any spectators, the world's best marathon runners will compete over 19 laps of a specially designed looped course. The 40th London Marathon was going to include one of the most keenly anticipated head-to-heads in the distance's history. Defending champion Kosgei, racing for the first time since breaking Briton Paula Radcliffe's world record in Chicago last year, takes on world champion Ruth Chepngetich and 2018 London champion Vivian Cheruiyot. Degitu Azimeraw, last year's Amsterdam Marathon champion, and coach Haji Adillo Roba won't be attending.

Source: The Star October 03, 2020 06:00 UTC