Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia secured her first London Marathon title after pulling away from Joyciline Jepkosgei near the end.

In an Olympic rematch, she took down gold medalist Sifan Hassan and ran the fastest-ever marathon in a women’s-only race.

LONDON — Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia secured her first London Marathon title Sunday after pulling away from Joyciline Jepkosgei near the end. Assefa finished in an unofficial time of 2 hours ...

Tigst Assefa broke the world record for a women’s only marathon race in London this morning, with Eilish McColgan also eclipsing her mum Liz’s Scottish record to finish eighth on her 26.2-mile debut.

This year, the weather suited me really well, and that's why I'm really pleased with the way the race went.” Joyciline Jepkosgei of Kenya finished second in 2:18:44, continuing her run of strong ...

Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia set a new world record at the women's London Marathon, finishing in 2 hours, 15 minutes, and 50 ...

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.

Assefa finished the race, with no male runners on the course, in 2:15:50, pulling away from Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei.

Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe used smart tactics to pull away for the victory in the elite men's division of the London Marathon, while Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa smashed the women’s-only world record ...

In a thrilling break, Tigst Assefa won the 2025 London Marathon over Joyciline Jepkosgei, setting the women's-only marathon ...