Kenya’s Keitany breaks women’s only world record at London Marathon
Kenya’s Mary Keitany broke the women’s only world record en route to her third London Marathon gold medal on Sunday, finishing in a time of 2 hours 17 minutes 01 seconds to beat Paula Radcliffe previous best by 41 seconds.
Radcliffe still holds the overall record of 2:15.25, which she set in a mixed gender race at the London Marathon in 2003 when she used male runners to help set the pace.
The IAAF recognises two marathon world records for women, one for “mixed gender” and the other for “women only”.
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Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia finished Sunday’s race 56 seconds adrift in second place, while Aselefech Mergia of Ethiopia was third.
The results are also in for the Gold Label Road Races London marathon for Men. Kenya’s Daniel Wanjiru was first across the finish line, followed by Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele. Bedan Karoki Muchiri came in third and Abel Kirui fourth, both form Kenya.
.@KenenisaBekele Here's Daniel Wanjiru crossing the line to win the 2017 #LondonMarathon
— London Marathon (@LondonMarathon) April 23, 2017
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