Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge, Vivian Cheruiyot Win London Marathon Titles
Kenyan Olympic 5000 meters champion Vivian Cheruiyot and her male Olympic champion counterpart Eliud Kipchoge have won the 2018 London Marathon in the women and men categories respectively.
Vivian clocked a Personal Best (PB) of 2:18:31 to win the London Marathon honors, becoming the fourth fastest woman in history. She upstaged pre-race favorite and three-time London Marathon winner Mary Keitany to clinch her first title over the distance and leading Brigid Koskei (2:20:13) to a Kenyan 1-2 finish.
Tadelech Bekele of Ethiopia came third on 2:21:30, while Keitany settled for fourth-place after taking an early lead at the initial stages of the race.
In the men race, Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge sealed a record-equaling third London title after clocking 2:04:27.
Kipchoge finished more than half a minute in front of Ethiopia's Tola Kitata (2:05:00), while Mo Farah of Britain timed 2:06:32 for third-place.
Comments (3)
Way to go Kip. Congratulations.Retirement age is 55 in Kenya. You still have along way to go...
I do not see as many people commenting on this as they like to comment on drama and politics. Congratulation Kip n Cheru. You are the Kenyan heroes. I wish/ Hope UK builds a hall of fame for Kenyans who make a difference and make us proud... Wangari Mathai, Kipchoge Keino, Martin Shikuku, JM Kariuki, Ochieng Oneko,Oginga Odinga, Jomo K, dedan kimathi......many more
You are indeed absolutely right. Kenyans love drama, relationships scandals na vitina tupu! Congratz to our heroes, couldn't be any prouder.