Kipchoge, Tufa win in London

london,  Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge got the better of compatriot and defending champion Wilson Kipsang in a fierce battle over the closing miles to win the London Marathon by five seconds on Sunday with world record holder Dennis Kimetto third.
Labelled the “clash of the champions” by organisers, Sunday’s race pitted eight sub-2:05 runners and five of the all-time top-10 in one of the fastest fields ever assembled. Kipchoge, a former world champion at 5,000 metres, and Kipsang broke clear in the closing stages after a blistering race but it was the former who finished with a decisive burst of speed to win in 2:04.42. Kipsang clocked 2:04.47 and fellow Kenyan Kimetto 2:05.50 after he failed to live with the late break of the leading pair.
Earlier, Ethiopia’s Tigist Tufa was the surprise winner of the women’s Marathon after her powerful late break saw her cruise home 18 seconds clear of Kenyan Mary Keitany.

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