Winners of the London Marathon are in as tens of thousands more runners are still pounding the 26.2-mile route through the capital.

Kenyan Amos Kipruto won the men’s race in 2:04:39.

Ethiopian Yalemzerf Yehualaw recovered from a fall to win the women’s race.

The 23-year-old appeared to stumble on a speed bump with six miles remaining but recovered to rejoin the leading pack and came home in 2:17.25, the third fastest time at the event.

Defending champion Joyciline Jepkosgei of Kenya had to settle for second.

The men’s wheelchair title was retained by Switzerland’s Marcel Hug in a course record time of 1 hour, 24 minutes and 38 seconds.

Catherine Debrunner made it a Swiss double with victory in the women’s wheelchair race in 1:38.24.

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England’s Euro 2022 winners Leah Williamson, Ellen White and Jill Scott were the official starters of this year’s London Marathon.

While elite athletes and fast club runners were at the front of the 50,000-strong pack taking part in the world-famous event, around 40,000 are amateurs, taking part in the challenge while raising money for charity, with some completing the gruelling endurance race in fancy dress.

This year’s race is taking place in October for the third and final time after it was moved in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Marathon will return to its traditional April date in next year.

Sir Mo Farah was due to run but had to pull out earlier in the week through injury.

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