LONDON (AP) – Jemima Sumgong was the surprise London Marathon winner on Sunday, with the Kenyan capturing her first major title on a chilly morning after overcoming a fall with around four miles (six kilometers) remaining.
The 31-year-old Kenyan completed the 26.2-mile (42.2-kilometer) route in front of Buckingham Palace in 2 hours, 22 minutes, 58 seconds. Defending champion Tigist Tufa of Ethiopia was five seconds behind, and Florence Kiplagat came third.
After starting the week by winning her fourth consecutive Boston Marathon, Tatyana McFadden completed a quartet of London wheelchair titles.
McFadden, who was born in Russia and adopted by an American woman as a child, won in 1 hour, 44 minutes, 14 seconds.
Marcel Hug of Switzerland won a second London men’s wheelchair title in 1 hour, 35 minutes, 24 seconds.