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Jepchirchir, Brigid set to light up London streets on Sunday

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Peres Jepchirchir celebrates after winning the 2022 Boston Marathon. [File, Standard]

It will be a dogfight as Kenyan women battle the deepest field ever assembled at the 43rd London Marathon on Sunday.

From the starting point of the race around Blackheath, south of River Thames, the race winds up past various iconic and landmarks like the Big Ben, London Eye, the Tower Bridge, Canary Whaff, the Buckingham Palace to the finish at The Mall; athletics fans across the globe will be glued to their television sets.

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