Moroccan gold medal track prospect Mariem Alaoui Selsouli has been thrown out of the Olympic Games after failing a drugs test for the second time in her career.

Martin Lel produced a thrilling sprint for the line in the men's race to secure a third London victory in four years in a course record of 2hr 5min 15sec.

Martin Lel regained the men’s title at this year’s Flora London Marathon thanks to a tremendous turn of pace in the final 300 metres today.

Ireland's Alastair Cragg had a disappointing race in the men's 5000metres final, finishing 12th in a time of 13:43.06.