There are an incredible three 2:02 guys in the field (Mosinet Geremew, Birhanu Legese, Titus Ekiru) and three more 2:03 guys (Evans Chebet, Sisay Lemma, and Kinde Atanaw). One stud is going to win and one isn't even going to finish in the top five.
*MB: With 9 sub-2:20 women, and 6 sub-2:04 men the 2021 London Marathons are the deepest in history. Who do you think will win?
- Defending champ Shura Kitata says he picked up hamstring injury two weeks before Tokyo that caused him to drop out of Olympics and that it's still a "slight problem"
- Birhanu Legese: "If the weather is good I plan to break the course record"
- Josh Griffiths (2:13 pb) and father Nick (2:47 at age 52) are hoping to break father-son World record The record is 4:59:22.
‒excerpt from UK SportsCouncil report on "Guidance for Transgender Inclusion in Domestic Sport" which points out what everyone with common sense should know - trans-women retain permanent advantages in sport from being born biologically male and it's impossible to perfectly balance fairness and inclusivity. *Full PDF