Wilson Kipsang made it a Kenyan double with London Marathon victory with a time of 2:04.44, just four seconds outside the course record set last year by Emmanuel Mutai.
Kipsang pulled away in the closing stages to win by more than two minutes as Prince Harry and others watched on, with compatriot Martin Lel finishing second after edging out Ethiopia's Tsegaye Kebede in a sprint finish.
Lee Merrien was the first British man across the line in 17th, but his time of 2:13.41 was outside the Olympic 'A' standard of 2:12.00.
Scott Overall, who is the only British man selected for the Olympics after finishing fifth in Berlin last year, was acting as a pacemaker for his compatriots but dropped... read more