Ethiopia’s Shura Kitata outpaces favourite to win London Marathon
Kitata beats Eliud Kipchoge, who suffers his first defeat since 2013
04 October 2020 - 19:30
London — Ethiopian Shura Kitata outsprinted Kenya’s Vincent Kipchumba to win a thrilling London Marathon on Sunday as a stunned world record-holder Eliud Kipchoge faded late in the race to suffer his first defeat since 2013.
In cold, wet conditions, 24-year-old Kitata edged clear in the final metres to win by 1 sec over Kipchumba in a relatively slow 2hr 5 min 41 sec. Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia was third in 2:05.35, with Kipchoge, the hot favourite, who in his last race a year ago becoming the only man to break the two-hour mark for the distance, eighth in 2:06.49 having suffered cramp and a blocked ear...
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