Tigst Assefa establishes a record time for a race only for women, while Sabastian Sawe de Kenia wins his first London marathon.
The Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia shattered the exclusive world record of women by winning the 45th London Marathon, while Kenyan Sabastian Sawe made a brilliant tactical decision to demolish an stacking male field and route to victory.
The 28 -year -old Assefa, a silver medalist at the event at the Paris Olympic Games last year, moved away from Joyciline Jepkosgei or Kenya in the last kilometers after the two had an early rhythm in Sunay Morning.
He crossed the finish line in 2 hours, 15 minutes and 50 seconds, surpassing previous women, only a record of 2:16:16 last year in London for Kenyan Peres Jepchirchir, and said that the burning sun of Londe helped, the drains) at the end of the race.
“Last year, I had some problems with the cold,” said Assefa, who was second in the London 2024 race. “My hamstrings fit towards the end of the race. This year, the climate gathers me very well, and that is why I am really satisfied with the way the races.
“I was second here last year, and winning here this year is very special.”
Jepkosgei, 31, crossed second at 2:18:44.
The sizzling early rhythm was too much to reign the champion of the Olympic marathon and the winner of London 2024, Sifan Hassan from the Netherlands, which retired from the leaders around half and the route to finish third at 2:19:00.
Sawe, 29, who made an impressive debut in the marathon by winning in Valencia in December, moved away from the main package when the ethers looked for bottles to repost with GO, on the way to cross at 2:02:27.
“So happy, this is the first time to win a great marathon. I was well prepared for this race, and that is why it has made me easy to win,” Sawe said. “Now I hope that my future marathon is so important to me, and it will be very easy for me.”
Jacob Kiplimo de Uganda, who destroyed the world record of half marathon in February, was second in his marathon debut at 2:03:37, while last year’s winner, Alexander Mutiso Munyao de Kenia, was third in a photo, Bothelh with the earth in Nagee Nagee at 2:04:20.
He was a double Swiss in the events of the wheelchair, with Marcel Hug running to his sixth Marathon title in London at 1:25:25 and Catherine Debrunner won his third female title in four years at 1:34:18, losing his own world for two.
A world record of 56,000 runners was expected to participate in the 42,195 km race that began in Greenwich Park, serpentes along the Thames river before finishing in the mall.
Among them were Alex Yee of Great Britain, Olympic gold medalist last year in the triathlon, which was a 14th respectable in his marathon debut, and Eilish McColgan, who established a Scottish record of 2:24:25 to finish eighth in his debut in the distance.
