Assefa made up for second-place finishes in London and the Paris Olympics last year by pulling away from Joyciline Jepkosgei near the end to finish in 2 hours, 15 minutes and 50 seconds. It was ...

Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia won the 2025 London Marathon in 2:15:50, breaking away from Kenyan Joyciline Jepkosgei just after the 2-hour mark of the race. Jepkosgei held on to take second place in 2: ...

Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa surged to victory in the London Marathon in a world record for a women's only field, while Kenya's Sebastian Sawe triumphed in the men's race. Olympic silver medallist ...

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

LONDON, April 27 (Reuters) - Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa shattered the women's-only world record in winning the 45th London Marathon on Sunday, while Kenyan Sebastian Sawe made a brilliant tactical ...

Kenyan Runner Sawe Wins London Marathon After Solo Breakaway. Assefa Takes Women's Race LONDON (AP) — Running his first major marathon in unusually warm temperatures, Sabastian Sawe made it look ...

LONDON — 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. Assefa made ...

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 ...

Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa and Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei set a torrid pace down the stretch in Sunday’s London Marathon, but it was Assefa who pulled away to set a women’s-only world record.

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 ...