Team GB Olympic hope Emile Cairess finishes third in the London マラソン behind Alexander Munyao and Kenenisa Bekele, as 26-year-old becomes first Brit since Sir Mo Farah in 2018 to make the podium

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Emile Cairess has run the second fastest British マラソン time ever to finish third at the London マラソン in an Olympic qualifying time of 2:06.46.?

Kenya's Alexander Munyao 緩和するd to victory, 14 seconds ahead of Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele, with Cairess in third and fellow Brit Mahamed Mahamed in fourth - while also qualifying for the 2024 Olympics.?

Cairess became the first British man to finish on the podium at the London マラソン since Sir Mo Farah?支援する in 2018 - with the four-time Olympic Gold medallist the only Brit to have 始める，決める a faster マラソン time.?

Yorkshireman Cairess finished sixth last year and 献身的な his race to a cousin who was in a car 衝突，墜落 a couple of months ago.

Cairess said: 'I felt good but it was 風の強い. I stuck to my race 計画（する） to move into third place. I'm really proud of that. It pretty much means I'm selected for the team, I'll definitely be there.

Emile Cairess has run the second fastest British マラソン time ever to finish third in London

Fellow Brit Mahamed Mahamed finished in fourth with a qualifying time for the 2024 Olympics

Kenya's Alexander Munyao 緩和するd to victory on The 商店街, 14 seconds ahead of second place

'I needed to do another マラソン before the Olympics, it's a 危険 that paid of. I don't think I had the fitness for the British 記録，記録的な／記録する.'

The Paris Olympics are a little over three months away, so the high finishes, and qualifying time, are ideal 準備 for the 2024 Games.

Sir Mo's run of 2:05:11 at the Chicago マラソン six years ago remains the （判断の）基準 for British マラソン running.

Cairess told 運動競技のs 週刊誌 before the race that he was not 推定する／予想するing 記録，記録的な／記録するs this 週末, but 表明するd 信用／信任 at bettering Farah's time '公正に／かなり soon'.?

'I think I can （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 that time at some point,' Cairess 明らかにする／漏らすd. 'In the 未来 I want to go やめる a bit faster than it and I want to be 競争の激しい in races like the London マラソン and the Olympics.

'A マラソン takes time, though. Even if your training has gone 井戸／弁護士席, you can’t do this time or that time, you have to take it slowly. It’s a 過程. I have to be 患者.'

Before the start of the 26.2 mile race, マラソン 走者s paid 尊敬の印?to last year's 勝利者 Kelvin Kiptum, after the Kenyan 競技者 was killed in a car 衝突，墜落 earlier this year 老年の 24.?

Kiptum died と一緒に his Rwandan coach Gervais Hakizimana, 37, in a road 事故 in his 母国 on February 11.

Cairess said: 'Many people thought they would never see a sub two-hour マラソン in their lifetimes but since he [Kiptum] （機の）カム along, it's like it was just a given that he would do it because of his exceptional 業績／成果s so far.

'It was almost 確かな that he would have done it. It's terribly sad and a real shame that we won't get to see him again or to attack that 障壁.'

Sir Mo Farah's run of 2:05:11 at the Chicago マラソン six years ago remains the British 記録，記録的な／記録する

Before Sunday's race, Cairess?表明するd 信用／信任 at bettering Sir Mo's 記録，記録的な／記録する '公正に／かなり soon'

尊敬の印s were paid to last year's 勝利者 Kelvin Kiptum before the start of the London マラソン

For winning the 2024 race, Kenyan Munyao will earn $55,000?(£44,120.45), over £20,000 more than Bekele will 選ぶ up for his second-placed finish ($30,000 (£24,069.30)).?

Cairess takes home?$22,500 (£18,051.98) for his impressive run finishing third, whilst Mahamed gets?$15,000 (£12,034.65) after coming in fourth place.?

The London マラソン sees 50,000 take to the streets of the British 資本／首都, with many part of 運動競技のs clubs up and 負かす／撃墜する the country, or those who are running for good 原因（となる）s の近くに to their heart.

Manchester 部隊d's new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is also running the London マラソン - before dashing across the 資本／首都 to see his team play Coventry City in the 半分-決勝戦 of the FA Cup at Wembley.??