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Alex Spink

London Marathon winner reacts to face-planting after tripping over speed bump

Yalemzerf Yehualaw face-planted after tripping over a sleeping policeman - yet still made history at the TCS London Marathon.

The 23-year-old Ethiopian became the youngest winner and set the fastest ever mile split recorded by a woman en route to a runaway victory in 2:17:26.

It maintained her unbeaten record over the 26.2-mile distance, having won her first race in Hamburg in April, and confirmed her as the sport's new star.

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