Assefa, 28, previously won the 2022 and 2023 Berlin Marathons—the latter of which she set the world record of 2:11:53, which has since been broken by Ruth Chepngetich (2:09:56) in 2024.

It was just the second major marathon for Assefa, who is 26 years old, after her breakout performance at last year’s Berlin Marathon, where she won in 2:15:37—at the time, the third-fastest ...

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.

Ethiopian runner Assefa, the winner in Berlin a year ago, ran the race in 2 hours, 11 minutes, 53 seconds to break the previous women’s record of 2:14:04 set by Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei at the ...

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 ...

Assefa, 26, crossed the finish line at the Brandenburg Gate with a time of 2:11:53. The previous world record had been held by Brigid Kosgei, who completed a 2019 marathon in Chicago in 2:14:04.

Tigst Assefa needed just 18 months to go from marathon debutant to smashing the world record by more than two minutes. The Ethiopian's astonishing Berlin race - winning in two hours, 11 minutes ...

Assefa ran 2 hours, 11 minutes, 53 seconds to break the previous women’s record of 2:14:04 set by Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei at the Chicago Marathon in 2019.

Tigist Assefa wearing the $500 shoe on Sunday. REUTERS Weighing just 5 ounces, the shoes are very light, but not durable. They’re designed to be worn for a single marathon-distance race (26 ...

Assefa ran 2:11:53 (5:02 mile pace) to break the previous record of 2:14:04 held by Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei. Assefa, who won at Berlin last year as well, won Sunday’s race by nearly six minutes.