Athletics
Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa wins London Marathon in women-only world record time
Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa smashed the women-only world record by 26 seconds en route to London Marathon victory on Sunday morning.
The 28-year-old clocked two hours, 15 minutes, 50 seconds to finally finish on the top of the podium after collecting silver at last year’s edition – where Peres Jepchirchir had set the previous mark of 2:16:16 – and the Paris 2024 Olympics, where she was beaten by Sifan Hassan.
Jepkosgei ultimately claimed silver in 2:18:43 and Hassan settled for bronze in 2:18:59.
&w=400&resize=400,240&ssl=1 "London Marathon: Assefa sets new women's record; Sawe reaches finish line ahead of star-studded field")
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