50,000 finishing today. and there was also a record broken in the elite races with kenya s peresjepchirchir setting a new women s time as she stormed to victory. she crossed the line in two hours, 16 minutes and sixteen seconds to break the record by 45 seconds. in the men s, alexander mutiso munyao made it a kenyan double, beating the legendary kenenisa bekele. the british duo of emile cairess and mahamed mahamed finished third and fourth which qualifies them for the olympics. yet another victory for max verstappen in what appears to be an unstoppable run to a fourth formula one world title. he started from pole and went on to win the chinese grand prix in shanghai ahead of mclaren s lando norris. verstappen is already 25 points clear at the top of the drivers standings after four wins from the season s first five races. this track is very heavy on the tyres so i was managing around that to make it work.
of money. there was drama earlier in the day in the elite race. a new record set by the kenyan olympic champion peresjepchirchir. she crossed the line and took about a minute off the reigning record which was set 2017 on this very course. also there were some brilliant races in the wheelchair races, especially by marcel hague who won his fourth title four. then his countrywomen, dominated the race. this year while taking over the same prize money as their able bodied athletes after organisers said this would be the most inclusive london marathon ever. £44,000 for the winner. it is not just about the elite but about these guys who are raising money for charity, many have been training for “p charity, many have been training for up to 20 weeks and amongst the masses you occasionally spot a famous face as well. i caught up
it isa it is a very poor decision, very poor decision of the ar, very poor decision, overand poor decision of the ar, very poor decision, over and over again. poor decision of the ar, very poor decision, overand overagain. it poor decision of the ar, very poor decision, over and over again. it is difficult to tell the players to ignore and keep on going because it is very clear. as a club we made a formal complaint saying we would like to change that va our situation. they did not do it. it is not good. elsewhere in the english premier league today aston villa remain on course for a champions league spot after their win over bournenouth. crystal palace hit four inside the first 31 minutes as they thrashed west ham. and in the late kick off, it s all square at craven cottage at half time. a record number of people took part in the london marathon with around 50,000 finishing today. and there was also a record broken in the elite races with kenya s peresjepchirchir setting a new women s
afghan officials say the taliban have seized the south west city of zaranj the first provincial capital to fall to the militants for five years. during a un emergency meeting to discuss the worsening violence, its envoy to the region demanded the militants end their offensive. nearly half the regions in greece are on high alert as the worst wildfires in decades rage across the country. the government has issued a warning about a second wave of blazes as strong winds whip up many of the fires that were being brought under control. and the penultimate day of action at the olympics is under way in tokyo. kenya s peresjepchirchir has won the women s marathon title, and later medals will also be up for grabs in volleyball, basketball, volleyball and golf.
this is bbc news, the headlines: afghan officials say the taliban have seized the south west city of zaranj the first provincial capital to fall to the militants for five years. during a un emergency meeting to discuss the worsening violence, its envoy to the region demanded the militants end their offensive. nearly half the regions in greece are on high alert as the worst wildfires in decades rage across the country. the government has issued a warning about a second wave of blazes as strong winds whip up many of the fires that were being brought under control. and the penultimate day of action at the olympics is under way in tokyo. kenya s peresjepchirchir has won the women s marathon title, and later medals will also be up for grabs in volleyball, basketball, volleyball and golf.