Overview

• Kenya's Sabastian Sawe won the men's race with a time of 2:02:27, marking his second marathon victory and the fourth consecutive Kenyan win in London.
• Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa set a new women-only world record with a time of 2:15:50, improving the previous record by 26 seconds.
• Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo finished second in his marathon debut, clocking an impressive 2:03:37 after breaking the half-marathon world record earlier this year.
• Four-time London Marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge placed sixth, signaling a shift in the competitive landscape of elite marathon running.
• The event featured 50,000 amateur participants and was briefly disrupted by activists throwing pink powder on Tower Bridge during the men's race.