Eliud KipchogeWho became the first athlete to run a marathon in less than two hours in 2019 and is widely considered as the greatest distance in history, returns to the London marathon for the first time since 2020.
The four -time record winner joins the elite male race by Defensor Munyao champion and the Olympic champion of Ethiopia Tamirat Tola, But chicken meals The rival for a long time, Kenenisa Bekele, was a late withdrawal.
POSENT OF THE MIDDLE MANATÓN WORLD Jacob Kiplimo He makes his debut after becoming the first person to run half marathon in less than 57 minutes in February.
World record holder Piety Chepnetich And 2024 winner Jepchirchir They have retired from this year’s female elite race.
But an stacked alignment still has two of the three fastest women in history in the Olympic champion Sifan Hassan and Paris 2024 Silver Medalist Tigest Assefa.
The four Queente Olympic and Paralympic Champions will be present, with Swiss athletes Marcel Hug and Catherine Desbrunner Disputing wheelchair elite events.
Hug, who won a third consecutive Paralympic marathon in 2024, offer for a seventh and fifth consecutive: the triumph of the London Marathon, while compatriot Debrunner points to a third victories of five gold in Paris 2024.
The winners of the race will receive £ 41000, while a bonus of £ 112,000 will be paid to any man who runs below 2:02:00 or a woman under 2:15:00.
