Jepchirchir smashes women’s-only world record to win London Marathon

Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya smashed the marathon world record for a women’s-only competition when she stormed to the finish of the London Marathon in 2:16.16. The category requires that a course be run without any male athletes in competition on the course and is tracked separately than the standard women’s record, set at 2:11.53 by Tigist Assefa of …

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Youngest Woman to Win London Marathon

Yalemzerf Yehualaw of Ethiopia became the youngest woman to win the London Marathon. She crossed the finish line at 2:17.26, the third fastest in history of the event, behind Paula Radcliffe and Mary Keitany.    This was the 23-year old’s second marathon, but it isn’t just the time that is impressive. Yehualaw tripped on a speed bump with just six …

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