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Sifan Hassan and Eliud Kipchoge lead star-studded fields at the 2025 London Marathon, aiming for victory and a share of the lucrative prize money on offer.
Sifan Hassan and Eliud Kipchoge headline strong fields for the London Marathon on Sunday, April 27, looking to win the races but also win the millions of prize money set aside for the top finishers.
Sifan Hassan won the 2023 edition of the London Marathon as she was making her debut over the full distance, and she will be looking forward to reclaiming her title.
The 2023 season was perhaps one of her most successful as she went on to claim a silver medal in the 5000m and a bronze in the 1500m. She ended her season with a win at the Chicago Marathon.
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In the 2025 edition, she will be up against former world marathon record holder Tigst Assefa, former champion Joyciline Jepkosgei and another Ethiopian, Megertu Alemu. Eilish McColgan will also be making her full marathon debut.
In the men’s race, Eliud Kipchoge has won four London Marathon titles, and he goes back to the streets of the English capital aiming to add a fifth one to his name.
Eliud Kipchoge has struggled in the recent past, failing to win a marathon since his dominant exploits at the 2023 Berlin marathon.
He will line up against some of the finest marathon runners, including the defending champion Alexander Munyao, the Valencia Marathon champion Sabastian Sawe, Timothy Kiplagat and Olympic champion Tamirat Tola. Jacob Kiplimo makes his debut in London.
London Marathon: What is the prize money at stake?
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Last year’s edition of the race was the first to offer an equal prize purse for the elite wheelchair races and the open division in the men’s and women’s races.
A total prize pot of £243,000 (about Ksh 38 million), with the winners walking away with £44,000 (about Ksh 6.4 million).
Nothing has changed this year, as winners of the open and wheelchair divisions will pocket Ksh 6.4 million. Those who finish second and third will earn £23,100 (about Ksh 3.4 million) and £17,400 (about Ksh 2.6 million).
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The athletes who clock under 2:02 for the men and 2:15 for the women will receive bonuses of £115,900 (Ksh 17 million).
In case of a world record, in either the men’s or women’s races, there will be a bonus of £96,500 (Ksh 14 million). The men’s world record of 2:00:35 was set by Kelvin Kiptum, while the women’s record of 2:09:56 was set by Ruth Chepng’etich.
For a new course record, there will be a bonus of £19,300 (Ksh 2.8 million) up for grabs. The late Kelvin Kiptum set the course record in the men’s race in 2023, clocking 2:01:25. The women-only course record is 2:16:16, set by Peres Jepchirchir in 2024.
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