David Beckham shows his support as son Romeo competes in London mini-marathon
- David Beckham was a spectator as Romeo competed in mini-marathon
- Beckham was joined by wife Victoria and sons Brooklyn and Cruz
- Family congratulated Romeo, 12, at the finish line of three-mile course
David Beckham is used to having his children in the crowd at sporting events but he was relegated to the role of spectator as son Romeo, 12, ran the London mini-marathon.
Beckham, wife Victoria and their two other sons Brooklyn and Cruz were there to cheer on Romeo as he completed the race, raising £6,000 for charity. It is the same three mile course where Mo Farah and triathlon champions Alistair and Jonny Brownlee kick started their careers.
Romeo wore race number 1081 and represented the Kensington and Chelsea region. His family, who were all sporting matching t-shirts with ‘Team Romeo’ emblazoned on them, posed for pictures with him at the finish near Buckingham Palace.
The Beckham family pictured at the finish line after Romeo completed the three-mile mini-marathon
Romeo poses with older brother Brooklyn after finishing the London mini-marathon on Sunday
Proud father David meets Romeo at the finish line with the rest of his family
The Beckham children have clearly inherited their father’s sporty genes, 15-year old Brooklyn has played for Arsenal’s academy sides, as has Romeo and 10-year-old Cruz is also a budding footballer.
Beckham cried for the final ten minutes of his professional football career – blubbing his way through the end of a Paris St Germain game. So he might have sympathised with Paula Radcliffe who also cried as she bowed out of competitive running, registering a time of 2:36.55.
In the women’s elite field, the attention pre-race had centred on four Kenyan women but Tigist Tufa broke away from the pack to become only the third Ethiopian woman to win the London marathon, after Derata Tulu in 2001 and Aselefech Mergia in 2010.
Tufa, who the bookmakers judged a 25/1 shot before the race, crossed the line in 2:23.22 with two-time winner Mary Keitany 18 seconds behind. Ethiopia’s tirfi Tsegaye was third in 2:23.41.
Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge, a World Champion over 5,000m, triumphed in 2:04.42, five seconds ahead of his compatriot Wilson Kipsang in the men’s race.
Paula Radcliffe breaks down at the end of the London Marathon on Sunday, her final career race
The world record holder for 12 years, Radcliffe said the time was irrelevant in her final London Marathon
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