Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa and Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei set a torrid pace down the stretch in Sunday’s London Marathon, but it was Assefa who pulled away to set a women’s-only world record.

LONDON (AP) — Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia took advantage of the warm weather to pull away late for her first London Marathon title on Sunday, setting a record time for a women's-only race in the ...

Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa surged to victory in the London Marathon in a world record for a women's only field, while Kenya's Sebastian Sawe triumphed in the men's race. Olympic silver medallist ...

Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia took advantage of the warm weather to pull away late for her first London Marathon title Sunday, setting a record time for a women's-only race in the process. Assefa made ...

Kenyan Runner Sawe Wins London Marathon After Solo Breakaway. Assefa Takes Women's Race LONDON (AP) — Running his first major marathon in unusually warm temperatures, Sabastian Sawe made it look ...

Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa won a thrilling women’s race at the London Marathon on Sunday, striding away from everyone else to take victory and set a new women’s-only world record too.