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Kenyan Kelvin Kiptum recorded a London Marathon course record time to win the 2023 edition of the event on the streets of the capital.
Kiptum got round the course in just 2:01.27 - the second fastest marathon in history - narrowly missing out on Eliud Kipchoge's world record by 18 seconds.
His fellow Kenyan Geoffrey Kamworor crossed the line in second, while Yorkshireman Emile Cairess was the fastest Brit, finishing in sixth. He recorded the third-fastest time by a Brit on his London Marathon debut.
Mo Farah was pipped by Phil Sessemann as the pair finished eighth and ninth, while Chris Thompson made it four Brits in the top 10.
Meanwhile, Sifan Hassan was a surprise winner of the women's race.
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The Ethiopian-born Dutch athlete's victory was all the more remarkable because she fell way off the pace, clutching her hip, around the 15-mile mark.
But Hassan, who is the 5,000 and 10,000 metres Olympic champion, reeled in the leaders with three miles to go.
The 30-year-old then survived making a mess of collecting a drink from a water station, but recovered again and even offered rival Yalemzerf Yehualaw, last year's winner, a swig from her bottle.
Sifan Hassan celebrates winning the women's elite race (Alberto Pezzali/AP/REX/Shutterstock)Being a track athlete gave Hassan a distinct advantage in a sprint finish and she pulled away from Alemu Megertu and Peres Jepchirchir down The Mall, coming home in two hours 18 minutes and 33 seconds.
Swiss star Marcel Hug won a fifth men's wheelchair race in London, just six days after winning the Boston Marathon.
The 'Silver Bullet' shattered his own course record with a time of 1hr 23mins 43secs.
Great Britain's David Weir finished fifth in his 24th London Marathon in a time of 1:32.44.
The women's wheelchair race was won by 2018 winner Madison de Rozario of Australia, who pipped four-time champion Manuela Schar on the finish line.