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London Marathon winner Munyao in Kenya team for Paris Olympics

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Alexander Munyao celebrates after winning the 2024 London Marathon.[London Marathon,X]

Alexander Mutiso Munyao, the surprise winner of this year's London Marathon, was rewarded for his victory on Wednesday by being named in the Kenyan marathon team for this year's Olympic Games in Paris.

The 27-year-old was a relative unknown in marathon circles -- in spite of running 2hrs 03mins 11secs in Valencia in 2023 -- but he grabbed the headlines last month when he claimed his first major win in London in a time of 2:04:01, getting the better of Ethiopian legend Kenenisa Bekele.

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