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Lemma to lead elite men's field
Defending champion Lemma will head the elite men's field
at the 2022 TCS London Marathon
The elite men's field for the 2022 TCS London Marathon contains a
mouth-watering list of distance running talent, headed by last year's
champion Sisay Lemma (ETH) and featuring three of the five fastest men in
the history of the marathon - as well as Sir Mo Farah, the British hero and
multiple world and Olympic champion.
Lemma had raced 21 times over the marathon distance before his victory in
London last year. He had previously racked up wins in smaller marathons
such as Frankfurt and Vienna and finished third in three different Abbott
World Marathon Majors, including the London Marathon in 2020.
The 31-year-old will be eager to show the victory was not a one-off by
defending his title at this year's TCS London Marathon on Sunday 2 October,
but he faces competition from an incredible line-up of athletes, including
three countrymen who are among the fastest ever marathon runners.
Bekele is back
Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) is the second-fastest marathon runner in history
(2:01:41) and one of the greatest distance runners of all time.
Now aged 40, the three-time Olympic champion on the track is in the autumn
of his career, but he will be hoping for one last dance to finally get a
London Marathon victory to add to his incredible profile. Bekele has twice
come close to winning in London, finishing third in 2016 and second in
2017, but injuries have hampered him in recent years since winning the 2019
Berlin Marathon in 2:01:41.
Also in the field are fellow Ethiopians Birhanu Legese, who, with a
personal best of 2:02:48, is the third-fastest man in history, and Mosinet
Geremew (2:02:55), the fifth-fastest. Geremew finished third in the London
Marathon last year and was the winner of this year's Seoul Marathon.
Others returning this year are 2021 runner-up Vincent Kipchumba (KEN), who
also finished second in 2020, while Belgium's Bashir Abdi, the Olympic
bronze medallist and European record holder (2:03:36), will make his debut
in the race.
Abdi is a training partner of Farah, who will return to his home-town
marathon for a fourth time - the last time being in 2019.
Other British athletes confirmed to race are Chris Thompson, Phil Sesemann
- the first domestic athlete to finish at last year's race - and Mohamud
Aadan.
Elite men's field
Name Country Personal Best
Kenenisa BEKELE ETH 2:01:41
Birhanu LEGESE ETH 2:02:48
Mosinet GEREMEW ETH 2:02:55
Amos KIPRUTO KEN 2:03:13
Sisay LEMMA ETH 2:03:36
Bashir ABDI BEL 2:03:36
Tamirat TOLA ETH 2:03:39
Kinde ATANAW ETH 2:03:51
Leul GEBRESILASE ETH 2:04:12
Vincent KIPCHUMBA KEN 2:04:28
Sir Mo FARAH GBR 2:05:11
Naoki OKAMOTO JPN 2:08:04
Naoki AIBA JPN 2:08:44
Kohei FUTAOKA JPN 2:09:14
Chris THOMPSON GBR 2:10:52
Brett ROBINSON AUS 2:10:55
Jack RAYNER AUS 2:11:06
Weynay GHEBRESILASIE GBR 2:12:17
Mohamud AADAN GBR 2:12:20
Philip SESEMANN GBR 2:12:58
Mike SAYENKO USA 2:13:00
Charlie HULSON GBR 2:13:34
Edward GODDARD AUS 2:13:45
Matthew LEACH GBR 2:15:31
Ross BRADEN GBR 2:16:48
Tony Ah-Thit PAYNE THA 2:16:56
William BRYAN GBR 2:17:53
Nicholas BOWKER GBR 2:18:09
Matthew CREHAN GBR 2:18:16
Kieran WALKER GBR 2:19:36
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