Ethiopia's Tigist Assefa shatters women's marathon world record in Berlin
Ethiopia's Tigist Assefa shattered the women's marathon world record by more than two minutes with a stunning victory in Berlin on Sunday.
The 29-year-old clocked two hours 11 minutes 53 seconds in the German capital to eclipse the mark of 2hrs 14mins 04secs set by Kenya's Brigid Kosgei at the 2019 Chicago Marathon.
The victory saw Assefa defend her title from 2022.
In the men's race Eliud Kipchoge recorded a fifth straight Berlin Marathon victory in a time of 2:02.42