the finish line to win the women’s race of the 2020 London Marathon
in central London on October 4, 2020. Richard Heathcote /
POOL / AFP
Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei retained the women’s London
Marathon title on Sunday, producing a brilliant solo run to claim a
fourth career win in the 42.2km race.
Kosgei clocked 2hr 18min 58sec, crossing the line ahead of
American Sarah Hall, who timed a personal best of 2:22.01.
Kenya’s world champion Ruth Chepngetich rounded out the podium,
just 4sec adrift of Hall.
Originally due to be run in April, the London Marathon was
rescheduled to October because of the coronavirus pandemic that has
seen many top track and field events either cancelled or postponed,
most notably the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Rather than the usual mazy run around the streets of the British
capital, the course this time around featured 19 1.5-mile loops
around St James Park, with the iconic Buckingham Palace framing the
finish line.
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Kosgei, the women’s world record holder in the marathon and also
twice a winner of the Chicago Marathon, cut loose from Chepngetich
on the 18-mile mark and kept her rhythm as she lapped many
backmarkers en route to the finish line.
“The weather is not good. So we struggled,” Kosgei said of
rainy, cold conditions.
“It’s wonderful to race,” she told BBC. “We have not prepared
well due to the pandemic. I struggled up to the moment I
finished.
“I will be well prepared for good results next year.”
AFP
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