Ethiopia's Kitata sprints to London Marathon win as Eliud Kipchoge suffers rare defeat

Athletics - London Marathon - London, Britain - October 4, 2020. Ethiopia's Shura Kitata celebrates winning the elite men's race. [REUTERS/Richard Heathcote]

Ethiopian Shura Kitata outsprinted Kenya's Vincent Kipchumba to win a thrilling London Marathon on Sunday as a stunned world record holder Eliud Kipchoge faded late in the race to suffer his first defeat since 2013.

In cold, wet conditions, 24-year-old Kitata edged clear in the final metres to win by one second over Kipchumba in a relatively slow two hours, 05.41 minutes.