World record holder Eliud Kipchoge was beaten in the London Marathon as Shura Kitata won a thrilling sprint finish to claim an unexpected victory last Sunday.
Four-time winner Kipchoge was the favourite, but fell behind with two laps to go and finished eighth.
Ethiopian Kitata pushed ahead of Kenya’s Vincent Kipchumba on the home straight to finish in two hours five minutes and 41 seconds.
Brigid Kosgei, who holds the women’s world record, defended her title.
Both races were run in cold and wet conditions on a specially designed closed-loop course because of coronavirus restrictions.
The women’s race started at 07:15 BST with the men’s following three hours later and the wheelchair races, with male and female athletes competing at the same time, coming after.
Great Britain’s David Weir was denied a ninth London Marathon wheelchair title as Canada’s Brent Lakatos emerged victorious in the men’s race, while Manuela Shar suffered a shock defeat to Nikita den Boer in the women’s.
(BBC)