Emile Cairess with a top 10 finish here and Mahamed Mahamed has moved into the top 10 too.

Cairess could become the second fastest British man to ever run a marathon.

Britain's Emile Cairess is in eighth. Compatriot Mahamed Mahamed has fought his way up to 10th.

Olympic qualification is on the line.

It looks to me like Munyao is really testing Bekele now. He knows how to win but you have to time your effort right in London, you can't get excited too early.

The men's race looks like being a two-way battle between Alexander Mutiso Munyao and the great Kenenisa Bekele as we head into the closing stages.

41-year-old Bekele would be a popular winner. He has won three Olympic golds and five world titles but has never won on the streets of London.

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I love watching Peres Jepchirchir race, she's a great champion. She has a huge respect for the marathon distance and her competitors. For her, the most important thing is winning and she is a winner. She will start as favourite in Paris.

The final time for Jepchirchir was two hours 16 minutes and 16 seconds meaning she broke the women's-only world record by 45 seconds.

Second-place Tigst Assefa and Joyciline Jepkosgei in third were also within that time.

Peres Jepchirchir is one of the greatest marathon runners we have ever seen. She has never finished outside the top three and it's a new women's-only world record.

The Olympic champion has done it.

Peres Jepchirchir has won the London Marathon and she's done it in a women's-only world record - the fastest time in a race without male pace makers.

She drops to the floor with emotion.

These women won't care about the record right now, they're only thinking about how they can win.

Peres Jepchirchir is going to win this. What about the world record?

Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir finds another gear.

She kicks for home...

The women's-only marathon record is still in sight for the runners here. Can one of these, maybe even all four of them get inside of that time?

Peres Jepchirchir, Tigst Assefa, Megertu Alemu and Joyciline Jepkosgei are spread four abreast across the road as they head towards Buckingham Palace.

Megertu Alemu is being run out of it.

Joyciline Jepkosgei is obviously thinking someone has to go here.

Peres Jepchirchir, Tigst Assefa, Megertu Alemu or Joyciline Jepkosgei make the turn below Big Ben.

This really is the final stages now. 2:17:01 is the women's-only world record and they're on course for that.

It's going to a sprint for the title, I reckon.

As we said earlier, there are two spots available today for Great Britain's men's Olympic team.

Emile Cairess looks to have one sewn up. Mahamed Mahamed is running well in third among the Britons as it stands.

It is intriguing, this is what we were expecting. Winning the London Marathon will cement them in their Olympic team. This is about winning now.

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These four are only thinking about how they can win.

Meanwhile, 41-year-old Kenenisa Bekele - a legend of long distance running on the track - is leading the men's race.

He has never won the London Marathon.