US EditionLondon Marathon: Tigst Assefa breaks women’s only world record, Sabastian Sawe wins men’s title
- Tigst Assefa won the women's elite race at the London Marathon, breaking the women-only world record with a time of two hours, 15 minutes, and 50 seconds.
- Sebastian Sawe claimed victory in the men's elite race with a time of two hours, two minutes, and 27 seconds.
- Two activists interrupted the race, throwing red paint on Tower Bridge, but the event was not affected, according to the organizers.
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Ethiopia's Assefa breaks women's-only world record at London Marathon
Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia set the new women's-only world record in 2:15:50 at the London Marathon on Sunday. The 28-year-old, who finished second in 2024 behind Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir (then-record 2:16:16), dominated this year's race in Jepchirchir's
Ethiopian Tigist Assefa Breaks Women-Only World Marathon Record With 2 - 15:50 in London
Addis Ababa, -- 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).
Sifan Hassan gets a wake-up call in London: 'She doesn't have a great sense of urgency'
Sifan Hassan is used to winning, but she wasn't upset at all on Sunday morning after her third place. Ethiopian Tigst Assefa, whom she beat in Olympic Paris after some pushing and pulling, got her revenge in London. Hassan was ultimately okay with it. She still has a lot of crazy plans for this year, especially on the track. This was a kind of wake-up call after a winter sleep.
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