Kenya: Kipchoge Retains London Marathon Title in Course Record, Missing World Best By Eight Seconds

Eliud Kipchoge successfully defended his London Marathon title in a course record on Sunday to seal his place in Kenya's Olympic marathon team.

Kipchoge broke away from New York City Marathon champion Stanley Biwott just before the 40km mark, cruising home to victory in 2 hours, 03 minutes and 05 seconds, missing the World record by seven seconds.

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