Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola dominated the men's marathon in Paris to win in an Olympic record time as Team GB's Emile Cairess finished fourth.

Tola stormed ahead to seal victory in two hours six minutes and 26 seconds, beating the previous record - set by Kenya's Samuel Wanjiru in 2008 - by six seconds.

Belgium's Bashir Abdi (2:06.47) finished second to upgrade his bronze from Tokyo in 2021, while Benson Kipruto of Kenya (2:07:00) was third.

Cairess had been second at the 30km mark, but dropped back to sixth before finishing strongly to overhaul two rivals and claim fourth in 2:07.29.

However, there was disappointment for two-time defending Eliud Kipchoge who was unable to finish the race after struggling towards the back of the field.

The 39-year-old Kenyan, who was attempting to become the first three-time Olympic marathon champion, pulled out with just over 10km remaining.

Cairess' British team-mates Phil Sesemann and Mahamed Mahamed finished 46th and 57th respectively.

Tola, a world champion in 2022, only entered the marathon two weeks ago due to an injury to his Ethiopian team-mate Sisay Lemma.

The 32-year-old surged into the lead at the halfway stage and gradually extended his advantage as the Eiffel Tower came back into sight.