Milkesa Mengesha and Tigist Ketema of Ethiopia win 50th edition …
WEB14 hours ago · Updated 4:37 AM PDT, September 29, 2024. BERLIN (AP) — Ethiopians Milkesa Mengesha and Tigist Ketema won the men’s and women’s races in the 50th edition of the Berlin Marathon on Sunday. The 24-year-old Mengesha finished strongly and ran a personal best time of 2 hours, 3 minutes and 17 seconds to finish ahead of Kenyans Cybrian Kotut and ...
Tigst Assefa - Wikipedia
WEBTigst Assefa Tessema (Amharic: ትእግስት አሰፋ; Oromo: Tigist Assefaa Tessemaa; born 3 December 1996) [3] is an Ethiopian long-distance runner and the world record holder in the women's marathon. She has won two top-tier World Marathon Majors, both in Berlin.
Tigist Assefa obliterates women’s marathon world record in ... - CNN
WEBSep 24, 2023 · CNN — Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa obliterated the women’s marathon world record on Sunday as she won the Berlin Marathon, completing the course in 2:11:53 and shaving more than two minutes off the...
From the 800 to the Marathon: The Story Behind Tigist Assefa’s …
WEBSep 28, 2022 · Tigist Assefa Destroys Berlin Marathon Record. Berlin Marathon Results and Highlights. Assefa’s result is even more shocking given her background as an 800-meter runner. She is the first woman to...
Berlin Marathon: Tigist Ketema, Milkesa Mengesha give Ethiopia …
WEB13 hours ago · Tigist Ketema and Milkesa Mengesha won the 50th Berlin Marathon, giving Ethiopia a sweep of the women's and men's titles of any annual World Marathon Major for the first time in three years ...
Tigst Assefa shatters the women’s marathon world record by more …
WEBSep 24, 2023 · Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa celebrates after she crossed the finish line to win the women’s division of the Berlin Marathon in world record time in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Tigist Asefa makes history at the Berlin marathon - NPR
WEBSep 25, 2023 · Tigist Assefa just made history at the Berlin Marathon. The 26-year-old Ethiopian athlete ran the 26.2 miles in just 2 hours, 11 minutes and 53 seconds, beating the previous women's world record...
Assefa smashes world marathon record in Berlin with 2:11:53, …
WEBSep 24, 2023 · Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa successfully defended her BMW Berlin Marathon title in style, smashing the world record with 2:11:53* while distance running legend Eliud Kipchoge notched up a record fifth victory at the World Athletics Platinum Label road race in the German capital on Sunday (24).
Ratified: Assefa’s world marathon record
WEBSep 24, 2023 · Tigist Assefa’s world marathon record of 2:11:53 set in Berlin last year has been ratified by World Athletics. The Ethiopian smashed the previous mark by more than two minutes at the BMW Berlin Marathon on 24 September, becoming the first woman to run inside 2:13 and 2:12, and erasing the world record of …
Focus on finalists: Tigist Assefa - World Athletics
WEBNov 15, 2023 · Tigist Assefa raced just once in 2023. But what a race it was. Her performance at the BMW Berlin Marathon made people reconsider what was possible over the classic distance. She smashed the world record by two minutes and 14 seconds, winning in 2:11:53.