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 ...

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 ...

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Women's marathon world record holder, Ruth Chepngetich, and reigning London Marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir have withdrawn ... 9:56 minutes to win the 2024 Chicago Marathon last October.“ ...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

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 ...

Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa surges to victory in a world record for a women's only field in the London Marathon with Kenya's ...

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 ...