The aptly-named Victor Kiplangat of Uganda, Commonwealth marathon champion last year, became World Athletics Championships men's marathon champion here today - and set his sights on an Olympic gold in Paris next year.

The London Marathon course record of 2 hour 2min 37sec is being targeted by Kenya’s defending champion Amos Kipruto on Sunday (April 23) - but his fellow countryman Kelvin Kiptum could beat him to it.

Joshua Cheptegei of Uganda retained his men’s world 10,000 metres title in a thrillingly unpredictable final at Hayward Field, taking gold in 27min 27.43sec in the morning session of day three at the Oregon22 World Athletics Championships.

The men and women’s marathons took place on the same day here for the first time at the International Association of Athletics Federations World Championships and Geoffrey Kirui of Kenya and Bahrain’s Rose Chelimo responded with suitably historic - not to mention dramatic - victories on a four-lap course that began and ended at Tower Bridge.

Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia broke the Dubai Marathon course record today as he won the men’s race in a time of 2 hours 04min 11sec after Kenenisa Bekele fell at the start.