Kiptum remembered in Kenya’s London marathon double
Al Jazeera
Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir and Alexander Mutiso Munyao won on a poignant day at the London marathon.
Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir won the London marathon in a women’s-only world record as Alexander Mutiso Munyao’s victory in the men’s race made it a Kenyan double.
The race on Sunday was preceded by 30 seconds of applause for Kelvin Kiptum, 2023 winner of the men’s race, who was killed in a car accident in February.
The poignant day ended with Jepchirchir in particular putting down a marker ahead of her title defence at the Paris Olympics.
The field for the women’s race was considered one of the best ever assembled, with three of the four fastest women in history competing.
The 30-year-old Kenyan came home in front of world record holders Tigst Assefa and Joyciline Jepkosgei to break the record mark without male pacemakers.
