2018 London Marathon
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The 2018 London Marathon was the 38th running of the annual marathon race in London, England, which took place on Sunday, 22 April.[1][2] Kenyans Eliud Kipchoge and Vivian Cheruiyot won elite races. In the wheelchair races, Britain's David Weir and Australia's Madison de Rozario topped the podium.
38th London Marathon | |
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Venue | London, England |
Date | 22 April 2018 |
Champions | |
Men | Eliud Kipchoge (2:04:17) |
Women | Vivian Cheruiyot (2:18:31) |
Wheelchair men | David Weir (1:31:15) |
Wheelchair women | Madison de Rozario (1:42:58) |
Around 386,050 people applied to enter the race: 54,685 had their applications accepted and 40,926 started the race. These were all record highs for the race.[3] A total of 40,179 runners, 23,701 men and 16,478 women, finished the race.[4] The race was formally started by Queen Elizabeth.[5][6] It was officially recorded as the hottest London Marathon to date at a peak temperature of 24.1 °C (75.4 °F).[7]
In the under-17 Mini Marathon, the 3-mile able-bodied and wheelchair events were won by Luke Duffy (14:24), Cera Gemmell (16:38), Zhou Zien (13:05) and Kare Adenegan (12:37).[8]