Addis Ababa, April 27, 2025 (ENA)—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 ...

Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa set a new women’s only world record of 2hr 15min 50sec as she won the London marathon whilst Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe put a star-studded men’s field to the sword.

LONDON (AP) — Running his first major marathon in unusually warm temperatures, Sabastian Sawe made it look easy. The Kenyan runner made a solo breakaway with more than 10 kilometers left and ...

Assefa sets women-only record In the women’s race, Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia secured her first London Marathon title after pulling away from Joyciline Jepkosgei near the end.