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

Assefa finished the race, with no male runners on the course, in 2:15:50, pulling away from Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei.

Assefa made up for second-place finishes in London and the Paris Olympics last year by pulling away near the end to finish in ...

The 28-year-old clocked 2:15.50 to beat previous mark of 2:16:16 set last year in London by Kenyan Peres Jepchirchir.

Tigst Assefa ran a calculated race to win the 2025 London Marathon on Sunday, April 27, shaving off almost 30 seconds from ...

Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa surges to victory in a world record for a women's only field in the London Marathon with Kenya's ...

Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa smashed the women-only world record by 26 seconds at the TCS London Marathon, running 2:15:50* to ...

Sabastian Sawe used smart tactics to pull away for the men's title in the London Marathon, while Tigst Assefa smashed the ...

Ethiopia 39;s Tigst Assefa surged to victory in the London Marathon in a world record for a women 39;s only field, while ...

In an Olympic rematch, she took down gold medalist Sifan Hassan and ran the fastest-ever marathon in a women’s-only race.

In a thrilling break, Tigst Assefa won the 2025 London Marathon over Joyciline Jepkosgei, setting the women's-only marathon ...