Kiplimo sets National Record at 2025 London Marathon with second-place finish

Uganda’s long-distance athlete Jacob Kiplimo had a sensational debut at his full marathon, finishing second at the 2025 London Marathon on Sunday, 27 April.

Kiplimo clocked 2 hours, 3 minutes, and 37 seconds to take silver behind Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe, who powered to gold.

The Bukwo-born runner, who holds the current Half-Marathon world record, also set a new national record.

The previous national record (2:04:38) was set by Stephen Kissa at the 2022 Hamburg Marathon.

Sawe won the 42Km race with a time of 2 hours, 2 minutes and 27 seconds, 10 seconds better than the Ugandan.

The Kenyan, who also won the 2024 Valencia Marathon, is the fourth Kenyan runner in a row to win the men’s race.

Last year’s winner, Alexander Mutiso, edged Netherlands Abdi Nageeya to finish in third place.

The greatest Marathoner Eliud Kipchoge finished sixth in 2:05:25. This was the two-time Olympic champion’s first marathon since turning 40 years.

Meanwhile, Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia won the women’s London Marathon with a record time of 2:15:40 to eclipse the previous record set by Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir last year by 26 seconds.

Joyciline Jepkosgei of Kenya was second in the women’s race with a time of 2:18:43 while Olympic Marathon Champion Sifan Hassan finished third with 2:18:59.

Uganda’s Stella Chesang gallantly finished sixth with a time of 2:22:42.

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