Steve Cram
BBC athletics commentator on BBC One

"A surprise winner. There was talk about Sumgong coming in in good shape, but so many big names have been left trailing.

“I don’t know how big the bump will be on her head but they might not be able to fit the crown over it. She will have a story to tell.”

A brilliant, brilliant run and a brilliant, brilliant story. 

Less than 30 minutes ago she fell at a drink station but Jemima Sumgong is the London Marathon champion for 2016. Kenya has another running hero. A time of two hours 22 minutes and 58 seconds is superb but it really doesn't do this brave run justice.

Sumgong collapses to the floor - a mix of exhaustion and seemingly wanting to be alone in her own thoughts. 

Remarkable.

Paula Radcliffe
Women's marathon world record holder on BBC TV

"Sumgong won't be able to hear much. The crowds are so thick, so loud, that she won't be able to draw on any sounds from her rival."

Here come these two heroic women, they will flank St James's Park and this means there's less than a mile to go. One more big bend to run and then it's The Mall. We may see the unthinkable here, a faller could go on to win the London Marathon. I know there are speed bumps on this road and they may be needed as this builds to a crescendo. 

Jemima Sumgong - who fell a short while ago - is pulling clear of Tigist Tufa. What a display, 600m to go. Still the whistles rain in on these runners.

Simon Needle
Our reporter on the ground

You wouldn't want to be in front of this one and stop suddenly - could be painful.

Image source, BBC Sport

Paula Radcliffe
Women's marathon world record holder on BBC TV

"I'm really impressed with Sumgong. She didn't panic (after her fall), obviously her head was really hurting. She worked her way back up gradually." 

A final drink for the two lead women as they race up Embankment. Big Ben is coming, though it never seems to get closer. They hit 40km in 2:15.41 and have 2km to go. This should be close to 2:23 for a finish.

Can Tigist Tufa win back-to-back London Marathons? Or can Jemima Sumgong jump from sixth last year to champion. 

Listen to the noise. The balloons and clapsticks line this stretch of road. There's applause everywhere you look, people just staring in awe of what they are seeing.

Three is down to two in the women's race. They emerge from a tunnel and onto Embankment where the streets are lined but Aselefech Mergia entered the darkness with a chance and emerged withe the game up. She's been dropped, heavily, it's all about Tigist Tufa and Jemima Sumgong now.

Simon Needle
Our reporter on the ground

Here's just one of the many bands who will be encouraging the runners along the course.

There are bells ringing frantically as the led men loop around a long bend in Canary Wharf. They are all alone as competitors, all alone in their lonely minds and yet cheered on by thousands and thousands.

My money is on Eliud Kipchoge. I think he will have too much class when it matters.

Moments after the fall Jemima Sumgong held her head. This is gritty stuff. Still she leads....just.

Image source, Reuters

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Quite remarkably Jemima Sumgong has got back up, like a boxer off the canvas, and she is slugging it out still. She is an unlikely winner - fourth in the world championships last year - but getting up from the tarmac to win this will be something else.

She has two for company, Tigist Tufa - last year's winner - and Mare Dibaba.

Steve Cram
BBC athletics commentator on BBC One

"They were going along so easy, so serenely, these things happen but it looked like someone was looking at their watch going into the water station."

Image source, Reuters

Dear me, we have late drama with some 6k to go in the women's race as three athletes hit the deck. Jemima Sumgong, Mary Keitany and Aselefech Mergia hit the deck. Sumgong is up and running, clasping the side of her head. I think the other two are done. That's heartbreaking.

The men's race is tumbling like a pack of cards. We had seven contenders, quickly that became six, then four, now two. Only Eliud Kipchoge and Stanley Biwott can win this now. Kenenisa Bekele begins to fail moments after Wilson Kipsang does.

A reminder there are Olympic places out there for Brits today. You need to possess a sub 2:14 qualifying time and place in the top two today. Tsegai Tewelde is making his marathon debut and he's in pole position for a tilt at Rio...

Here are the closing moments from that men's wheelchair race. Just click play. I think we could see similar drama in the men's and women's races...

And we have drama at the front of the men's race as the contenders are sliced down from six to four. As we thought, Ghirmay Ghebreslassie can't hack it. Kenenisa Bekele will probably wilt next if form is followed but he is among the front four now. They are BEKELE, ELIUD KIPCHOGE, WILSON KIPSANG and STANLEY BIWOTT. Only Bekele - of Ethiopia - can prevent a Kenya win.

Kipchoge won here last year, Kipsang has done do before. Kipsang has the quicker PB.