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 ...

Editor’s note: A previous version of this article spelled Assefa’s first name as “Tigist,” and listed her age as 29, as printed in media materials for the Berlin Marathon. The article has ...

Tigist Assefa of Ethiopia defied the odds with a shocking victory at the 2022 Berlin Marathon, clocking 2:15:37 to obliterate the course record by almost three minutes. The run is the third ...

Adidas’ newest running shoes, worn by Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa on Sunday to set a new women’s marathon world record in Berlin, went on sale on Tuesday with an eye-watering price tag that ...

Ethiopia's marathon running icon, Tigist Assefa, finally got the green light on her last year's Berlin Marathon world record. It has been officially recognized and confirmed by the World Athletics ...

D'Amato, a 37-year-old mother of two from Virginia, gave it a valiant effort, but she ultimately had to settle for a sixth-place, 2:21:48 showing in the wake of Ethiopia's Tigist Assefa's surprise ...

A ddis Ababa, April 27, 2025 (ENA)—Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa smashed the women-only world record by 26 seconds at the TCS London Marathon, running 2:15:50* to win the World Athletics Platinum ...

It was a ground-breaking victory not only for the Assefa, but also for Adidas – the company responsible for the sleek, platformed shoes on her feet. “Tigist Assefa … we are so proud of you!” ...