London Marathon 2025: Assefa sets women's record as Sawe wins men's race
Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa surges to victory in a world record for a women's only field in the London Marathon with Kenya's Sabastian..
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Tigst Assefa
Ethiopian long-distance runner (born 1996)
Tigst Assefa Tessema is an Ethiopian long-distance runner and the former world record holder in the women's marathon. She has won two top-tier World Marathon Majors, both in Berlin. A former 800 meters specialist, Tigst switched to road races in 2018 and ran her first marathon in 2022.
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Assefa sets women's only world record in London win
Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa surges to victory in a world record for a women's only field in the London Marathon.
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