Overview
- Sabastian Sawe won the London Marathon in 1:59:30, the first official sub-two-hour marathon in Sunday's race.
- Marathon debutant Yomif Kejelcha finished in 1:59:41 and Jacob Kiplimo ran 2:00:28, both faster than Kelvin Kiptum’s 2:00:35 world record from 2023.
- Tigst Assefa defended her title in 2:15:41 to set a women-only world record, with Hellen Obiri second in 2:15:53 and Joyciline Jepkosgei third in 2:15:55.
- Switzerland’s Marcel Hug won a sixth straight men’s wheelchair title and Catherine Debrunner took the women’s race in a sprint over Tatyana McFadden.
- Many top finishers raced in Adidas’ new Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3 supershoes, ultra-light models weighing about 97 grams that use stiff carbon plates to return energy and boost running efficiency.