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Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa breaks world record to win London marathon

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The London Marathon was held on Sunday, April 27, with Ethiopian Tigst Assefa claiming her first title and setting a new record for a women's-only race. Joyciline Jepkosgei from Kenya finished third. The event saw a high number of finishers, exceeding the previous best of 55,646 set in New York.

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    Hugh Brasher
    1. But, more importantly, an extraordinary day of people coming together and supporting each other in this quest that outwardly is about running 26.2 miles, but actually is much more about celebrating humanity.

sources

  1. 1.France 24
  2. 2.Le Monde
  3. 3.The Guardian
  4. 4.Agence France-Presse
  5. 5.BBC

perspectives

  1. 1.Athletics
  2. 2.World Records

countries

  1. 1.SwitzerlandCH
  2. 2.EthiopiaET
  3. 3.FranceFR
  4. 4.United KingdomGB
  5. 5.KenyaKE
  6. 6.NetherlandsNL
  7. 7.UgandaUG

organizations

  1. 1.Children with Cancer UK
  2. 2.Save the Rhino

persons

  1. 1.Abdi NageeyeNL
  2. 2.Alexander Mutiso Munyao
  3. 3.Alex Yee
  4. 4.David Stancombe
  5. 5.Eliud Kipchoge
  6. 6.Elsie Stancombe
  7. 7.Jacob Kiplimo
  8. 8.Joyciline Jepkosgei
  9. 9.Keir StarmerGB
  10. 10.Sabastian Sawe
  11. 11.Sergio Aguiar
  12. 12.Sifan Hassan

technicals

  1. 1.London Marathon
  2. 2.Olympic Games
  3. 3.New York City Marathon
  4. 4.Paris 2024 Olympic Games
  5. 5.Paris Marathon