Kipchumba Second Again as Ethiopian Lemma wins London Marathon

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 3 – Vincent Kipchumba of Kenyan came second again as Ethiopian Sisay Lemma won the 2021 men’s London Marathon title on Sunday.

The win for the Ethiopian saw him to put his Tokyo Olympics disappointment behind him.

Lemma, 30, failed to finish the Olympic marathon in August but triumphed in London in a time of 2hr 04min 01sec ahead of Kipchumba who finished second in 2:04.28, with Mosinet Geremew of Ethiopia third in 2:04.41.

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