Celebrations as Kenya's Joyciline Jepkosgei won the London Marathon on Sunday.
Jepkosgei won the London Marathon with 2:17:43. This was Jepkosgei’s personal best time.
Ethiopians Degitu Azimeraw came second with 02:17:58, Ashete Bekere with 02:18:18
Brigid Kosgei finished fourth with 02:18:40.
This weekend's race took place just eight weeks after the Kenyan won silver at an Olympic marathon in Sapporo staged in hot and humid conditions.
Several runners dropped out in Japan and others who finished were left severely fatigued.
Kosgei believed she could still defend her London Marathon title despite the race coming soon after the strain of the Olympic Games.
She believed she is fit enough to be competitive in London this weekend.
"Before I came here I was running in the Olympics last month, my body was still very tired but I did a lot of preparation to correct this," Kosgei said Friday.
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