US EditionLondon Marathon: Tigst Assefa breaks women’s only world record, Sabastian Sawe wins men’s title
- Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa broke the women's-only world record at the London Marathon, finishing in 2:15:50, surpassing the previous record of 2:16:16 set by Kenyan Peres Jepchirchir last year.
- Kenyan Sebastian Sawe won the men's title with a time of 2:02:27, pulling away from the lead pack before the final 10 kilometers.
- Joyciline Jepkosgei of Kenya finished second among women in 2:18:44, while Sifan Hassan placed third in 2:19:00.
- In the wheelchair events, Marcel Hug took his sixth title, finishing in 1:25:25, and Catherine Debrunner won in 1:34:18.
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Sifan Hassan gets a wake-up call in London: 'She doesn't have a great sense of urgency'
Sifan Hassan is used to winning, but she wasn't upset at all on Sunday morning after her third place. Ethiopian Tigst Assefa, whom she beat in Olympic Paris after some pushing and pulling, got her revenge in London. Hassan was ultimately okay with it. She still has a lot of crazy plans for this year, especially on the track. This was a kind of wake-up call after a winter sleep.
World records are broken at spectacular Speed Highline competition in Hasselt: "The ideal scenario"
The Speed Highline World Cup took place in Hasselt this weekend. Both the women's and men's world records were broken. The not-so-popular sport attracted many spectators to the cable-stayed bridge in Godsheide and those who wanted to could also try slacklining at a safe height.
Ethiopian Tigist Assefa shines in London and breaks the world record in women's marathon
Tigist Assefa re-registers her name in the history of athletics. The Ethiopian athlete, the current Olympic silver medal from a distance, was crowned in the London marathon. In addition, she beat the world record in an exclusively female race, with a time of two hours, 15 minutes and 50 seconds.The African woman took revenge from Sifan Hassan, who defeated her in Paris 2024. Just the Dutch woman completed the podium in the English capital at the…
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