- Emile Cairess achieves the second fastest time in history in a British marathon in London
- He became the first Briton to reach the podium since Sir Mo Farah in 2018.
- British Cairess and Mahamed Mahamed achieved Olympic qualifying times
Emile Cairess has run the second fastest time in a British marathon by finishing third in the London Marathon with an Olympic qualifying time of 2:06.46.
Kenya’s Alexander Munyao took victory, 14 seconds ahead of Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele, with Cairess in third and fellow Brit Mahamed Mahamed in fourth, while also qualifying for the 2024 Olympics.
Cairess became the first Briton to finish on the podium at the London Marathon since Sir Mo Farah in 2018, with the four-time Olympic gold medalist the only Briton to set a faster time in the marathon.
Cairess, from Yorkshire, finished sixth last year and dedicated his race to a cousin who was in a car accident a couple of months ago.
Cairess said: ‘I felt good but it was windy. I followed my race plan to move up to third place. I’m really proud of that. It basically means that I am selected for the team, I will definitely be there.
Emile Cairess has run the second fastest time in a British marathon and finished third in London
Fellow Briton Mahamed Mahamed finished fourth with a qualifying time for the 2024 Olympics.
Kenya’s Alexander Munyao took victory at The Mall, 14 seconds ahead of second place
‘I needed to run another marathon before the Olympics, it’s a risk that paid off. “I don’t think I was in a position to beat the British record.”
The Paris Olympics are just over three months away, so the high results and qualifying time are ideal preparation for the 2024 Games.
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