Running in only her third marathon, the 29-year-old clocks two hours 11 minutes and 53 seconds to pulverise Kenyan Brigid Kosgei's record set in 2019 on a flat, city course in the German capital.
abc.net.au/news/world-record-women-marathon-berlin-tigst-assefa-ethiopia/102895556Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa has taken more than two minutes off the women's marathon world record, with a remarkable victory in the Berlin Marathon where she made the most of a flat course and favourable weather conditions.
Climate activists tried to run onto the course with buckets of orange paint but were stopped by police She clocked an official time of two hours 11 minutes and 53 seconds to pulverise Kenyan Brigid Kosgei's record of two hours 14 minutes and four seconds, set in 2019.But, remarkably, her splits were faster after the halfway mark.
"I knew I wanted to go for the world record but I never thought I would do this time," said the 26-year-old, a former 800-metre runner.With her time, the 29-year-old set a marker for next year's Paris Olympics while also almost certainly nailing down a spot on the Ethiopian Olympic team for 2024."It is up to the National Committee to select me for the team."
Assefa, who only started racing marathons in April last year, made her intentions clear from the start.Along with compatriot Workenesh Edesa, they carved out a gap from the chasing pack but Edesa could not keep up and had dropped away by the 17th kilometre.
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