Ethiopia's Tola storms to men's marathon gold as Kipchoge drops out

Kipruto takes bronze and dedicates medal to Kelvin Kiptum, who died in a car crash in February 

Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola celebrates as he crosses the line to win the Men's Marathon on the fifteenth day of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Pic: David Davies/PA Wire. 

Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola won gold in the men's marathon at the Paris Games on Saturday while Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge, who had been bidding for an unprecedented third consecutive Olympic crown, failed to finish.

Belgium's Bashir Abdi took silver, improving on his bronze from Tokyo, and Kenya's Benson Kipruto claimed bronze.