women-only world record

After finishing as the runner-up in her last two marathons, Assefa delivered a record-breaking performance of 2:15:50 in London to break the tape

An incredibly close race on the women’s side led to four runners dipping under the previous women-only record of 2:17:02

Emane Seifu Hayile ran 3:00:29 to lower the previous world record by almost four minutes