Peres Jepchirchir wins the London Women’s Marathon
LONDON: Reigning Olympian Peres Jepchirchir broke the women’s only world record by winning the 44th London Marathon on Sunday, while fellow Kenyan Alexander Mutiso Munyao held off Ethiopian distance great Kenenisa Bekele to win the men’s race. Jepchirchir, 30, crossed the finish line in front of Buckingham Palace in two hours 16 minutes 16 seconds to break Mary Keitany’s mark of 2:17:01 in an all-women race at the London 2017 event. Jepchirchir pulled away from a group of four in a sprint finish before collapsing to her knees in tears, having beaten the fastest women’s field ever assembled. “I thought


