Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia secured her first London Marathon title Sunday after pulling away from Joyciline Jepkosgei near the end. Assefa finished in an unofficial time of 2 hours, 15 minutes and 50 ...

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 ...

Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa wins London Marathon in women-only world record time - The 28-year-old recorded a stunning time of 2:15:50 ...

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 ...

Women's marathon world record holder, Ruth Chepngetich, and reigning London Marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir have withdrawn ... 9:56 minutes to win the 2024 Chicago Marathon last October.“ ...

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 ...

Ethiopian Tigst Assefa won the London Marathon in a world record for a women's only race, while Kenyan Sabastian Sawe took the men's title to further his argument as the world's top male marathoner.

The previous women's-only record of 2:16:16 was set last year in London by Peres Jepchirchir. Kenya's Sabastian Sawe won ... Olympics last year but adds this title to two Berlin Marathon wins. Unlike ...

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 ...