Ethiopia's Gebreslase wins world women's marathon
Ethiopia's Gotytom Gebreslase cut loose in the latter stages to claim gold in the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Monday.
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In national team debut, Sexton places 13th to top Canadian women in world marathon
A stubborn, never give up mentality propelled Canada's Leslie Sexton to a better-than-expected 13th-place finish in the women's marathon on Monday at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Ore.
Ethiopia's Gotytom Gebreslase wins women's marathon at World Champs, as Jess Piasecki first over the line for GB
Ethiopia'a Gotytom Gebreslase has won the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, United States. She finished in a new championship record of 2:18:11.
Ethiopia's Gotytom Gebreslase wins world women's marathon
Ethiopia's Gotytom Gebreslase cut loose in the latter stages to claim gold in the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Monday. Gebreslase, who won the 2021 Berlin Marathon on her debut and finished third in this year's Tokyo Marathon, kicked with 2km to go, winning in a championships record of 2hr 18min 11sec.
Gebreslase wins world marathon title in championship-record time
EUGENE, Ore. : Ethiopian Gotytom Gebreslase survived a two-way battle with Kenyan Judith Korir to win the women's world marathon title in championship-record time on Monday in 2:18:11.
Cheptegei retains world 10,000 title and eyes distance double
EUGENE, Oregon: Uganda’s world record holder Joshua Cheptegei showed he had learned his Olympic lesson as he delivered a tactical masterclass to win a second successive world 10,000 metres gold in a superb race on Sunday.
Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola wins world men's marathon
Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola produced a decisive kick 8km from the finish line to win gold in the men's marathon at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday. Tola, who won Olympic 10,000m bronze at the 2016 Rio Games and marathon silver at the 2017 London worlds, clocked a championship record of 2hr 5min 37sec, smashing the previous best of 2:06.54 set by Kenyan Abel Kirui in Berlin in 2009.
Ethiopa's Tola takes dominant marathon gold
EUGENE, Ore. :Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola won the World Championship men's marathon in dominant fashion on Sunday as he forged powerfully clear around 34km to come home more than a minute ahead to take gold in a championship record two hours, 05.37 minutes.