At the 44th London Marathon, Peres Jepchirchir broke the previous women’s-only world record set by Mary Keitany in 2017. She finished with a time of two hours 16 minutes 16 seconds, securing her victory in front of Buckingham Palace. In the men’s race, Alexander Mutiso Munyao of Kenya emerged victorious with a time of 2:04.01, outpacing distance running legend Kenenisa Bekele who finished second in 2:04.15. Emile Cairess of Britain took third place with a time of 2:06.46.
Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia finished second in the women’s race with a time of 2:16.23, while Joyciline Jepkosgei of Kenya came in third with a time of 2:16.24. Marcel Hug claimed victory in the men’s wheelchair race, while Catherine Debrunner of Switzerland won the women’s event.
