MX23RW : Thursday, December 12 23:16:48| >> :600:100781075:100781075:

Ethiopia's Sisay Lemma eases to elite men's London Marathon victory

Ethiopia's Sisay Lemma eases to elite men's London Marathon victory
© Reuters
Ethiopian athlete Sisay Lemma posts a time of 2:04.01 to take first place in the elite men's London Marathon.

Ethiopia's Sisay Lemma took his first elite men's London Marathon crown with a dominant performance in Saturday's race.

The 30-year-old - who achieved a third-placed finish in last year's edition - comfortably took the title with a time of 2:04.01, 25 seconds off his personal best of 2:03.36 set in Berlin in 2019.

Vincent Kipchuma and Mosinet Geremew took second and third respectively with times of 2:04.28 and 2:04.41, but the day belonged to Lemma as he secured Ethiopia's second successive London Marathon elite men's win after Shura Kitata Tola's - who placed sixth - triumph last year.

Paying tribute to Lemma's performance, Paula Radcliffe told BBC Sport: "To be winning the London Marathon, there is no better feeling. This is something Sisay Lemma will have worked towards and trained towards for a long time."

Phil Sesemann - taking part in his home race for the very first time - finished as the fastest Brit in seventh with a time of 2:12.58, while compatriot Joshua Griffiths placed eighth with 2:13.39.

ID:466430:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:collect1783:
Written by
Ben Knapton
Collect / Create New Data
Share this article now:
Paula Radcliffe in tears after finishing the marathon at the 2008 Olympics
Read Next:
Picture of the day: Paula Radcliffe suffers Olympic heartache again in 2008
>