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.

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.

LONDON (AP) — 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 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: ...

the two racers blazed through 10K early along with Joyciline Jepkosgei of Kenya. Subscribe To FloTrack To Watch More Track & Field Meets All Year Long Watch The Diamond League Live On FloTrack ...

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 ...