Abel Kirui of Kenya defended his men's marathon title at the world championships on Sunday in a time of 2:07:38.
The 29-year-old raced home 2 minutes 28 seconds ahead of compatriot Vincent Kipruto, the largest winning margin at a world championships, while Ethiopian Feyisa Lilesa was third.
Kirui now has the two fastest times in the men's marathon at the world championships after he set the record of 2:06:54 in Berlin.
Kirui's gold medal was the seventh of the championships for Kenya, who swept the podium in the women's marathon.
Kirui made the decisive break around 33km, a sustained burst of pace taking him clear of Lilesa and Kipruto as the crowds lining the streets of downtown Daegu cheered him on.
Crossing the line with fingers pointing to the sky Kirui still had the energy to hop around in a victory dance, then respectfully moved to the side to await the arrival of his compatriot Kipruto.
