Assefa achieves record-beating goal in London Marathon defence

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  • Assefa achieves record-beating goal in London Marathon defence
  • Assefa achieves record-beating goal in London Marathon defence

Tigst Assefa says she arrived in London with the intention of improving her Marathon world record time she set 12 months earlier.

The 29-year-old crossed the line in the UK capital in two hours, 15 minutes and 41 seconds, after running shoulder-to-shoulder with Hellen Obiri and Joyciline Jepkosgei throughout much of the course. Obiri finished second on her debut in London in 02:15:53, while Jepkosgei was third in 02:15:55.

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