Kelvin Kiptum wins the London Marathon with the second fastest time ever

With the second-fastest time in history at the London Marathon, Kelvin Kiptum threatened Eluid Kipchoge's marathon World Record. Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum won the 2023 London Marathon in 2:01:25, the second fastest time in marathon history. He finished ahead of Geoffrey Kamworor (Kenya), who finished in 2:04:23, and Tamirat Tola (Ethiopia), who finished in 2:04:59. His time set a new course record, breaking Eliud Kipchoge's previous mark by 72 seconds, and his splits were the most outstanding in any marathon event. Kiptum ran the first half of the race in 61:40 and the second half of the race in 59:45, faster than Kipchoge's 59:51 second-half negative split in his 2:01:09 World Record. He also had a 13:49 split from 30k to 35k and dropped a 4:23 at Mile 24. This was the 23-year-old's second career marathon, and now a favourite to win and break the WR at the Berlin Marathon.