Ethiopian Shura Kitata secures an unlikely victory in the London Marathon as world record holder and pre-race favorite Eliud Kipchoge fades in the closing stages
Shura Kitata secured an unlikely victory in the London Marathon as world record holder and pre-race favorite Eliud Kipchoge faded in the closing stages.
The Ethiopian finished in a time of two hours, five minutes and 41 seconds in a dramatic sprint finish that saw him edge out Kenya's Vincent Kipchumba and compatriot Sisay Lemma.Kipchoge, who last failed to win a major marathon when he finished second in Berlin in 2013, struggled in a race he has won on four previous occasions and eventually placed eighth having dropped from the lead group with just under three miles to go.
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