London Marathon 2024 results: Peres Jepchirchir breaks women's only world record

Wow! Jepchirchir from Kenya has emerged victorious at the London Marathon.

Peres Jepchirchir, who is an Olympic champion, achieved a remarkable feat at the London Marathon by winning the women's category with a world-record time of two hours, sixteen minutes, and sixteen seconds.

Tigst Assefa, who holds the world record, along with Megertu Alemu from Ethiopia and Joyciline Jepkosgei from Kenya, have surpassed the previous record set by Mary Keitany in 2017 for the fastest time achieved by women alone with a time of 2:17:01.

Alexander Mutiso Munyao of Kenya managed to beat the legendary distance runner Kenenisa Bekele and became the winner of the men's race with a finishing time of 2 hours, 4 minutes, and 1 second.

Emile Cairess and Mahamed Mahamed from Britain came in at the third and fourth positions.

With a timing of 2:06:46, Cairess has become the second-quickest British male athlete ever to cover this distance. Moreover, he has achieved the feat of being the first to get on the podium after Sir Mo Farah's performance in 2018.

Cairess and Mahamed have both secured their places in this year's Olympics by completing the race in a time faster than the qualifying standard of 2 hours and 8 minutes and 10 seconds.

Switzerland had a great performance in the wheelchair races, with Marcel Hug and Catherine Debrunner taking home impressive wins.

Hug has reached victory in four straight years at the London Marathon, crossing the finish line 31 seconds before USA's Daniel Romanchuk, while placing Great Britain's David Weir into third place.

Debrunner was ahead for a while and ended up winning her second London Marathon with a lead of over six minutes from her fellow Swiss runner, Manuela Schar.

'Unexpectedly, It Happened To Me'

A really impressive group of female runners participated in the race. They included three of the swiftest women to ever run.

They were aiming to achieve the women's only record, commonly known as the record for a marathon race where there are no male participants present. They maintained their strong position throughout the race with the leading group quickly creating a significant gap between themselves and the other competitors.

As the leading group started to reduce, only Jepchirchir, Assefa, Jepkosgei, and Alemu remained.

They remained in close proximity until Jepchirchir surged forward in the final stretch and secured her victory in London by defeating Assefa, marking her first win in the city at the age of 30.

"I am filled with gratitude. I am overjoyed by my triumph. I had no anticipation of breaking a world record - I understand that it could be surpassed, but I did not foresee it being me," expressed Jepchirchir to BBC Sport.

Before, I was aware of the past and how formidable the women were. I exerted more effort in my work. Initially, I had less time but I performed exceptionally well today and achieved my personal best record.

I am ecstatic to have made it to the Olympics and I feel appreciative. It brings me joy to participate in Paris, and my hope is that I will be able to perform well and defend my championship title. I understand that it will be challenging, but I am determined to give it my all.

Here are the outcomes of the top performing females in the elite race:

The first athlete in this blog section is Peres Jepchirchir from Kenya and she finished the marathon in a total time of 2 hours, 16 minutes and 16 seconds.

Tigst Assefa from Ethiopia finished the race with an impressive time of 2 hours, 16 minutes, and 23 seconds.

The next athlete on the list is Joyciline Jepkosgei from Kenya. She finished her marathon with a time of 2 hours, 16 minutes, and 24 seconds.

The fourth blog post features an athlete named Mergutu Alemu from Ethiopia. He completed the race with an impressive time of 2 hours, 16 minutes, and 34 seconds.

'I Kicked And Felt Confident Of Victory'

Before the start of the men's race, the 2023 champion Kelvin Kiptum received honors. The world record holder from Kenya tragically passed away at the young age of 24 in a car accident in his homeland, which led to this tribute.

It was fitting that a Kenyan athlete won the race once again. However, Munyao, who is 27 years old, faced tough competition from the 41-year-old Bekele throughout most of the competition.

Bekele is an individual who has earned the esteemed recognition of winning gold medals three times in the Olympics. Additionally, he possesses five world titles, which is a highly impressive achievement. However, despite his noteworthy accomplishments, Bekele has yet to achieve victory in the London Marathon.

The Ethiopian racer appeared like he was going to win his debut race, however, Munyao suddenly accelerated towards the end and finished strong to capture his first victory in London.

Munyao stated to BBC Sport that Bekele put pressure on him when they reached 40km, but he felt self-assured as he had prepared extensively for this particular competition.

"I was feeling pretty good after completing a distance of 40km and thought I had sufficient energy to come out as a winner. Therefore, I decided to give it my best shot and make a final push towards the victory line which ultimately resulted in my win."

When questioned about Kiptum, he replied by saying that he chooses to remember him fondly and to let him rest in peace. Kiptum came to London and achieved victory, and this memory is what he wishes to focus on. His final wish is for Kiptum to find peace in his eternal rest.

The outcomes of the men's elite race The results exhibited by the male elite runners The conclusion of the elite men's race The findings of the men's top-tier running event

The runner who goes by the name Alexander Mutiso Munyao, also known as Ken, clocked a time of 2 hours, 4 minutes, and 1 second in a recent competition.

Kenenisa Bekele, a runner hailing from Ethiopia, completed the marathon in 2 hours and 4 minutes and 15 seconds.

The runner Emile Cairess from Great Britain finished the race with a time of 2 hours, 6 minutes, and 46 seconds.

In fourth place is the runner Mahamed Mahamed from Great Britain. He completed the race with a time of 2 hours, 7 minutes, and 5 seconds.

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