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Apr
23
2024
By The African Mirror
Jepchirchir crushes women’s-only world record in winning London Marathon

Jepchirchir crushes women’s-only world record in winning London Marathon

ATHLETICS
REIGNING Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir crushed the women's-only world record in winning the 44th London Marathon, while Kenyan compatriot Alexander Mutiso Munyao pulled away from Ethiopian distance great Kenenisa Bekele to win the men's race. The 30-year-old Jepchirchir crossed the finish line in front of Buckingham Palace in two hours 16 minutes 16 seconds to break Mary Keitany's mark of 2:17:01 set in a women-only race at the 2017 London event. Jepchirchir pulled away from a group of four in a sprint finish before collapsing to her knees in tears having beaten the fastest field of women ever assembled. "I…
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Oct
05
2020
By The African Mirror
First crack appears in Kipchoge’s armour of invincibility

First crack appears in Kipchoge’s armour of invincibility

SPORT
MITCH PHILLIPS  WHEN race commentator Steve Cram announced "this is not normal" midway through Sunday's London Marathon it was something of an understatement as Eliud Kipchoge, the most dominant performer the distance has ever seen, was finally looking mortal. An hour later, Kipchoge trailed home eighth in a time six minutes slower than his own world record and over a minute adrift of Ethiopia's Shura Kitata, who won the race after a spectacular sprint finish in two hours, 05.41 minutes. The Kenyan had finally cracked just under three miles from the end, later saying he was suffering from a blocked…
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Oct
04
2020
By The African Mirror
Ethiopia’s Kitata sprints to London Marathon win as Kipchoge suffers rare defeat

Ethiopia’s Kitata sprints to London Marathon win as Kipchoge suffers rare defeat

SPORT
MITCH PHILLIPS Ethiopia's Shura Kitata outsprinted Kenya's Vincent Kipchumba to win a thrilling London Marathon on Sunday as world record holder Eliud Kipchoge faded late in the race to suffer his first defeat since 2013. In cold, wet conditions, Kitata edged clear to win in a relatively slow two hours, 05.41 minutes. Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia was third, with Kipchoge eighth in 2:06.49. - Thomson Reuters Foundation.
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Oct
01
2020
By The African Mirror
New course, old rivals as Kipchoge and Bekele face off in London

New course, old rivals as Kipchoge and Bekele face off in London

SPORT
MITCH PHILLIPS AN unfamiliar course, poor weather and the absence of 750,000 cheering fans suggest a world record is unlikely in Sunday’s London Marathon but long-standing rivals Eliud Kipchoge and Kenenisa Bekele could still produce a race for the ages. After the cancellation of the original race in April due to COVID-19, organisers have pulled together an elite-only event, featuring almost 20 laps of St James’s Park, behind high fences and watched only by a handful of journalists, coaches and event officials. For Kenya’s Kipchoge, this will feel familiar after he became the first man to break two hours on…
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