Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa wins London Marathon in women-only world record time - The 28-year-old recorded a stunning time of ...

Women's marathon world record holder, Ruth Chepngetich, and reigning London Marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir have withdrawn ... 9:56 minutes to win the 2024 Chicago Marathon last October.“ ...

Assefa beat the previous record, set by Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya in London last year, by 26 seconds. Jepkosgei finished second with 2023 winner and Olympic champion Sifan Hassan in third.

Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa smashed the women-only world record by 26 seconds at the TCS London Marathon, running 2:15:50* to win the World Athletics Platinum Label road race on Sunday (27). The Olympic ...

beating the previous women's-only record of 2:16:16 set last year in London by Kenyan Peres Jepchirchir. Jepkosgei, 31, finished second in 2:18.44. The sizzling early pace was too much for ...

She crossed the finish line in two hours, 15 minutes and 50 seconds, beating the previous women’s-only record of 2:16:16 set last year in London by Kenyan Peres Jepchirchir, and said the blazing ...

Peres Jepchirchir had set the previous women’s ... “This year the weather suited me really well.” Assefa adds this win to two previous Berlin Marathon titles. She was beaten in a sprint ...

The previous women's-only record of 2:16:16 was set last year in London by Peres Jepchirchir ... but adds this title to two Berlin Marathon wins. Unlike in Paris, she made sure there would ...