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.

The 28-year-old finished well clear of Kenya's Joyciline Jepkosgei whilst Sifan Hassan, who edged Assefa for Olympic gold in Paris last year, was third. Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa (front) and Kenya's ...

Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia secured her first London Marathon title after pulling away from Joyciline Jepkosgei near the end LONDON -- Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia secured her first London Marathon title ...

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 ...

Jepkosgei's most recent race was the 2024 London Marathon, where she earned a new personal best time of 2:16:24. She finished third. A two-time Abbott World Marathon Majors Champion, the Ethiopian ...

Kenya's Joyciline Jepkosgei broke the world half marathon record as well as the 10km and 15km marks at the Prague Half Marathon on the way to winning the IAAF Gold Label Road Race in one hour ...

New York - Kenya's Joyciline Jepkosgei ended Mary Keitany's New York Marathon reign on Sunday, powering to victory in her first ever outing over the distance. Jepkosgei produced a superb tactical race ...

Kenya's Joyciline Jepkosgei won a thrilling women's London Marathon on Sunday in two hours, 17 minutes and 43 seconds as world record holder and defending champion Brigid Kosgei faded late in the ...