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Yalemzerf Yehualaw overcomes early setback to win London Marathon women’s race

Yalemzerf Yehualaw of Ethiopia celebrates winning the Women's Elite race during the 2022 TCS London Marathon

Ethiopia’s Yalemzerf Yehualaw recovered from a fall to win the women’s race at the London Marathon.

Yehualaw appeared to trip on a speed bump with six miles remaining but recovered to rejoin the leading pack.
The 23-year-old came home in 2 hours 17 minutes and 25 seconds - the third fastest time at the event - as defending champion Joyciline Jepkosgei, of Kenya, had to settle for second.
London debutant Amos Kipruto, a world bronze medallist in Doha in 2019, won the men's race.
The 30-year-old Kenyan clocked 2:04.39 ahead of Ethiopia's Leul Gebresilase with Bashir Abdi of Belgium in third.
The first Briton home was 28-year-old Weynay Ghebresilasie, who was born in Eritrea but qualified to represent Great Britain last year.
Ghebresilasie finished ninth in a new personal best time of 2:11:57, followed closely by compatriot Philip Sesemann.
Marcel Hug and Catherine Debrunner clinched a wheelchair race double for Switzerland, with British pair David Weir and Eden Rainbow-Cooper winning bronze for Great Britain in their respective men's and women's events.

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