London Marathon 2025 LIVE: Results as Sabastian Sawe wins men’s race as Tigst Assefa sets world record

The great Eliud Kipchoge comes through in fifth place.

Sebastian Sawe crushes the field! A field let’s not forget that includes the great Eliud Kipchoge. He raises two hands to the sky in celebration. What a performance.

The winning time was 2hr 2min 27sec.

Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe is on the verge of the biggest moment of his career. The 29-year-old stormed to the Valencia Marathon last year but this will be greater still. He’s out on his own with just a couple of kilometres to go…

An utterly exhausted Joyciline Jepkosgei comes over the line in second, as Sifan Hassan finishes third.

Assefa, the Olympic silver medallist and second here in London last year, wins this time! She crosses the line, kisses the road and lifts her arms to the sky with a big smile.

She didn’t crack Radcliffe’s course record but she has set a new women-only world record – a phenomenal run.

Tigst Assefa, the Ethiopian former world record holder, has broken clear and is now the solo leader at the front of the women’s race as she nears the finish.

She is going to go very close to Paula Radcliffe’s course record…

The masses began at 9.35am behind the men’s elite race and they are nearly and hour and a half in, with temperatures climbing through the teens to about 16C right now. You’ve got to feel for anyone dressed like Big Ben or similar.

Here are a few pictures from the opening 10k:

Kipchoge is tucked in the middle of the lead group of nine runners at the front of the men’s marathon, as they push towards 25km at a decent lick although outside world record pace. All to fight for…