Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia won the London marathon on Sunday, breaking the women’s only world record for two hours, 15 minutes, and 50 seconds, while Sabastian Sawe of Kenya put an all-star men’s field to the test.
Assefa, 28, was compensated in large part for placing third overall in both London and the Paris Olympics last year, especially when his bitter Dutch rival, Sifan Hassan, who was born in Ethiopia, did so.
As the race, which took place in blazing sunshine and with thousands of runners lining the route, entered its business end, Assefa dropped Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei.
She was almost three minutes ahead of the Kenyan when she returned home.  ,
Hassan was well adrift in third place after beating her in a sluggish Olympic race last year.
She stated to the BBC in an interpreter: “To win here this year is very special. I was second last year.”
“Last year, I had a hamstring injury and trouble with the cold.
“I found it much more suited to me and much simpler this year.”
As they approached the 90-minute mark, Sawe made the decisive break at a bar and won the men’s race in two hours, two minutes, and 27 seconds.
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The 29-year-old finished second only to Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo, who holds the world record for the half marathon, in the Valencia race last December.
Eliud Kipchoge, the defending champion, finished sixth while Alexander Mutiso Munyao, the defending champion, finished third behind Abdi Nageeye for the photo.
Olympic triathlete Alex Yee, who finished 14th on his debut, was very proud of himself.
Sawe, who won the Valencia marathon last December, said, “I am very happy that I have won a major marathon.”
I was so relaxed and confident because I had everything I needed to do to prepare for this.
“Now I’m hopeful that there will be more success in marathons,” I said.
Marcel Hug and Catherine Debrunner, both Olympic champions, won the men’s and women’s titles, respectively, in the wheelchair category.
Hug, 39, won his fifth successive London crown and seventh time. Debrunner, 30, claimed her third overall and second consecutive victory.
She Was Perfect, p.
Although the organizers claimed the race to be the most popular marathon in the world, there were plenty of runners attempting to raise money for charities or suffer a personal loss, it wasn’t just about the stars.
Since 1981’s first marathon, the marathon has raised more than £1.3 billion ($1.72 billion) for charity. It is the largest single-day fundraising event in the world.
In honor of their daughters, the fathers of Alice da Silva, 9, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, 7, who were the three young girls who were killed in Southport, northern England, took part in a memorial service.
The British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, sent a video message to them.
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David Stancombe, who watched the race with Alice last year, said, “Elsie was my best friend, she was perfect, it’s like therapy, it’s more than just a race,” and Sergio Aguiar, Alice’s father, said, “I wanted to do something for her.
Isla, the 18-year-old Paula Radcliffe winner, made her Children with Cancer UK debut by running for the charity. She was 13 years old when she was diagnosed with cancer.
The 45th edition of the race had a goal to surpass the most competitors in the marathon format.
More than 56, 000 people were expected to participate this year, including Sarah Louise Haddock, who was appropriately dressed as a fish, from the elite field.
At the New York Marathon last year, there were 646 runners, which is the highest total of finishers. 56,950 runners entered the Paris Marathon this month, but there were fewer runners overall.
