Overview

• Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa broke the women-only marathon world record with a time of 2h15:50, surpassing the previous record by 26 seconds.
• Kenya’s Sebastian Sawe won the men’s race in 2h02:27, the second-fastest time in London Marathon history, after a decisive move at kilometer 30.
• Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo finished second in his marathon debut with a time of 2h03:37, while Alexander Mutiso placed third in 2h04:20.
• Four-time London champion Eliud Kipchoge, at age 40, finished sixth in 2h05:25 and confirmed plans to compete in the Sydney Marathon on August 31.
• The event saw 50,000 amateur runners participate and was briefly disrupted by activists at Tower Bridge, who threw pink powder during the men’s race.