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Kelvin Kiptum threatened Eluid Kipchoge's marathon World Record with second-fastest time in history at London Marathon.
Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum ran the second fastest time in marathon history to win the 2023 London Marathon in 2:01:25.
He finished ahead of Geoffrey Kamworor (Kenya) in 2:04:23 and Tamirat Tola (Ethiopia) in 2:04:59. His time became a new course record, smashing the previous record held by Eliud Kipchoge by 72 seconds, and his splits were the most impressive in any marathon race.
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Kiptum ran the first half of the race in 61:40 and the second half of the race in 59:45, faster than Kipchoge's 59:51 second-half negative split in his 2:01:09 World Record.
He also had a 13:49 split from 30k to 35k and dropped a 4:23 at Mile 24.
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This was the 23-year-old's second career marathon, and now a favourite to win and break the WR at the Berlin Marathon.
Mo Farah announces final career race
Great Britain's marathon legend Mo Farah has announced that the Great North Run in September will be his final career race.
He made this known after finishing ninth at the London Marathon in 2:10:28, his final time competing in a marathon race.
Mo Farah had a glittering career with four Olympic gold medals and six World championships gold medals on the track, and he is the British record holder in the marathon event.
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The 40-year-old is categorised as one of the greatest long-distance runners in athletics history.
Hassan stuns an elite field to win women's London Marathon
Sifan Hassan shocked an elite marathon field to win the 2023 London Marathon. She is now classified as the athlete with the biggest range in athletics history.
The double Olympic champion stunned the deepest women's marathon field ever to win the London Marathon in 2:18:34.
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Dauntless Sifan Hassan stuns an elite field to win the London Marathon
Sifan Hassan shocked an elite marathon field to win the 2023 London Marathon. She is now classified as the athlete with the biggest range in athletics history.
Hassan stopped twice in the first hour during mile 12 to stretch her quad/hip and trailed by 12 seconds at 20k, but made a huge comeback in a sprint finish for the needed victory.
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