**Ethiopia’s Tsegaye Kebede claimed the London Marathon over a minute clear of Kenya’s Emmanuel Mutai as world champion Abel Kirui fell away to fifth.**Kebede, who finished second on his London debut last year, proved stronger than Kirui as the pair pulled clear.
Defending champion Sammy Wanjiru, who is returning suffered a back injury, faded just after halfway mark.
Morroco’s Joaurd Gharib came third as Britain’s Andrew Lemoncello finished eighth on his marathon debut.
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