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 process.

"I didn't expect to run this fast that is to say to break 2:12, but it is the result of hard work," Assefa said in quotes provided by the marathon. "As for being now a favourite for the Olympic ...

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Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa shattered the women’s marathon world record by over two minutes Sunday morning at the Berlin Marathon. Assefa ran 2:11:53 (5:02 mile pace) to break the previous record of ...

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Ethiopian runner Tigst Assefa broke the women's marathon record at the Berlin Marathon on Sunday. Running the race in 2 hours, 11 minutes, 53 seconds, Assefa beat the women's record by over two ...

Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa, the surprise winner of the women’s race at last year’s Berlin Marathon, shocked the world yet again, running 2:11:53 to break the women’s world record by more than 2 minutes.

Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa obliterated the women’s marathon world record on Sunday as she won the Berlin Marathon, completing the course in 2:11:53 and shaving more than two minutes off the previous ...

A former Nevada lawmaker was sentenced to probation on Thursday for misusing campaign funds and lying about his residency when running for office. Former Assemblyman Alexander Assefa was accused of ...

BERLIN (AP) — Tigst Assefa broke the women’s world record by more than two minutes Sunday at the Berlin Marathon, as Eliud Kipchoge won the men’s race for the fifth time but couldn’t break his own ...

Ethiopian Tigst Assefa obliterated the women’s world record for the marathon, finishing in 2 hours, 11 minutes, 53 seconds on Sunday at the Berlin Marathon in another stunning advance during the sport ...