The number of applications for the 2026 race’s ballot shattered last year’s world record of 840,300 entries for the 2025 London Marathon. “This is an absolutely staggering t ...

LONDON, ENGLAND, April 26 — Olympic silver medalist Tigst Assefa proved to be the class of London’s premier field as the ...

Sabastian Sawe used smart tactics to pull away for the men's title in the London Marathon, while Tigst Assefa smashed the ...

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In a thrilling break, Tigst Assefa won the 2025 London Marathon over Joyciline Jepkosgei, setting the women's-only marathon ...

LONDON (AP) — Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia secured her first London Marathon title Sunday after pulling away from Joyciline ...

Tigst Assefa broke the women's-only marathon world record at the London Marathon, finishing in 2:15:50. Joyciline Jepkosgei came second, while Sifan Hassan finished third. In the wheelchair category, ...

Jepkosgei held on to take second place in 2:18:44, and Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands finished in 2:19:00 for third. Assefa’s winning time set a new women’s-only world record, breaking Peres ...

The 28-year-old finished well clear of Kenya's Joyciline Jepkosgei whilst Sifan Hassan, who edged Assefa for Olympic gold in Paris last year, was third. Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa (front) and Kenya's ...

As for the women’s race, it’s Olympic gold medallist Sifan Hassan, who enters as the 4/7 favourite to sweep Paris and London. The 24-year-old Jacob Kiplimo will have plenty of eyes on him this ...

He said last year 840,000 people applied to run this year's event. Sifan Hassan, a three-time Olympic gold medalist, told reporters after the race she had difficulty breathing early on ...

With more than 56,000 people expected to race Sunday including four-time London champion Eliud Kipchoge and Olympic champions Sifan Hassan and Tamirat Tola, the 45th edition of the London Marathon ...