Ethiopian Tigst Assefa successfully defended her London marathon title with a women-only world record held today in Great Britain.
Assefa, running alongside Kenyans Hellen Obiri and Joyciline Jepkosgei, won the title with a world record of 2:15:41.
Assefa led a two-time Boston and New York champion Hellen Obiri, 2021 London Marathon winner Joyciline Jepkosgei and Catherine Reline Amanang’ole
Assefa secured victory in 2:15:41 after lowering her own time she set at 2:15:50 ahead of Obiri to second with her personal best of 2:15:53 and Jepkosgei completing the podium in 2:15:55.
Top ten results
Women
1 Tigst Assefa (ETH) 2:15:41
2 Hellen Obiri (KEN) 2:15:53
3 Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN) 2:15:55
4 Degitu Azimeraw (ETH) 2:19:13
5 Catherine Reline Amanang’ole (KEN) 2:21:20
6 Eunice Chumba (BRN) 2:23:44
7 Eilish McColgan (GBR) 2:24:51
8 Julia Paternain (URU) 2:25:47
9 Rose Harvey (GBR) 2:26:14
10 Marta Galimany (ESP) 2:27:38