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Jemima Sumgong recovers from fall to win Virgin Money London Marathon
- Updated: April 24, 2016
Jemima Sumgong bounced back from a heavy fall to win her first London Marathon title as she defeated the 2015 winner Tigist Tufa in 2:22:58.
The 31-year-old Kenyan was tripped from behind with about 7km to go and lost ground on the leaders. But she recovered and, holding her head in pain, re-joined the leaders and then broke away with Tufa before surging away from the Ethopian in the final mile.
“The Ethiopian runner (Aselefech Mergia) clipped my leg and I went down,” said Sumgong. “I got up again as quickly as possible and got my pace back. The fall really affected …
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