BBC Sports Camera Crew photographing the men's leading group, during the 2022 London Marathon

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The elite men's competition was won by Kenyan Amos Kipruto, in a time of 2:04:39. The race featured British pacemakers Andrew Butchart and Emile Cairess. The leading pack stayed together until 35 kilometres (22 mi), and consisted of Kipruto, Kenenisa Bekele, Sisay Lemma, Leul Gebresilase, Bashir Abdi, Birhanu Legese and Kinde Atanaw. Kipruto took the lead whilst completing the 24th mile in a time of 4:36. Gebresilase finished second, with Abdi third. Bekele finished fifth after gaining two places in the final miles of the event. His time of 2:05:53 was a record for an over-40-year-old at the London Marathon.[26] Weynay Ghebresilasie was the highest finishing Briton. He was ninth, and fellow countryman Phil Sesemann was 10th

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Size: 3314px × 2647px
Location: Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, Isle of Dogs, London
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
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