LONDON (AP) — Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia took advantage of the warm weather to pull away late for her first London Marathon title on Sunday, setting a record time for a women's-only race in the ...

Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia has done it, setting a women's only world record to win in 2:15:50, beating the previous record set last year by Kenyan Peres Jepchirchir by 26 seconds.

Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia took advantage of the warm weather to pull away late for her first London Marathon title on Sunday, setting a record time for a women's-only race in the process. Assefa ...

Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa crosses the line to win the women's race in a world record time of 2hr 15min 50sec at the 2025 London Marathon in central London on April 27, 2025 [Justin Tallis/AFP] ...

Sifan Hassan traded elbows with Tigst Assefa with 150 meters left in the women’s marathon, then passed her along the railing to win the race for her third distance medal of the Paris Games.

LONDON (AP) — Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia took advantage of the warm weather to pull away late for her first London Marathon title on Sunday, setting a record time for a women's-only race in the ...

Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia poses for the cameras after setting a new women's only world record time and winning the women's race at the London Marathon, Sunday, April 27, 2025.

Upon its debut in 2023, the Adizero Adios Pro Evo promptly fueled Tigst Assefa to a new world record in the women’s marathon.

Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia celebrates after winning the women's race at the London Marathon, Sunday, April 27, 2025. Credit: AP/Alberto Pezzali “It was a little bit humid," Jepkosgei said.

Tigst Assefa's run on Sunday was the fastest ever time in a women’s-only marathon, but behind Paula Radcliffe's 2003 course record when London was a mixed race. Alberto Pezzali/Associated Press ...

Sifan Hassan traded elbows with Tigst Assefa with 150 meters left in the women’s marathon, then passed her along the railing to win the race for her third distance medal of the Paris Games ...