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Yalemzerf Yehualaw and Amos Kipruto record London Marathon wins

Yalemzerf Yehualaw crosses the finish line on The Mall
Yalemzerf Yehualaw crosses the finish line on The Mall

Ethiopia's Yalemzerf Yehualaw recovered from a fall to win the women’s race at the London Marathon.

Yehualaw appeared to trip on a speed bump with six miles remaining but recovered to rejoin the leading pack.

The 23-year-old came home in two hours 17 minutes and 25 seconds – the third fastest time at the event – as defending champion Joyciline Jepkosgei, of Kenya, had to settle for second.

London debutant Amos Kipruto, a world bronze medallist in Doha in 2019, won the men’s race.

The 30-year-old Kenyan clocked 2:04.39 ahead of Ethiopia’s Leul Gebresilase, with Bashir Abdi of Belgium in third.

Marcel Hug and Catherine Debrunner clinched a wheelchair race double for Switzerland.

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