2.11.53 is the new marathon world record for women. That was the time Tigst Assefa ran in the Berlin marathon on Sunday morning. That’s over two minutes faster than the previous record. Brigid Kosgei had it at 2.14.04 until today. Assefa thus becomes the first woman in history to run under both 2.14, 2.13 and 2.12 in the marathon. But that Assefa would dominate like that in the marathon, hardly many people believed a few years ago. Participated in the Olympics in the 800-meter(!) Assefa started her career as a 400-meter runner, but has gradually specialized in longer distances. During the Olympics in Rio in 2016, she was knocked out in the 800 meter attempt. She participated in her very first marathon a year ago. KNOCKED OUT: Assefa (on the right) was knocked out in the 800 meters during the Olympics in Rio. Photo: FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP – It is an unheard of improvement on the record. She is running her third marathon. This is the young girl who ran world class in the 800 meters and today she becomes the world record holder in the marathon, shouted the commentator during the last meters. – Look at the clock! She will set a world record by over two minutes. History has been written. It is written spectacularly here in Berlin. 2.11, let it sink in. We are in alien territory here, he added. Assefa was in full control of his race and took seconds off the world record all the way to the finish line. Could be a world record for the men too On the men’s side, it was Eliud Kipchoge who won the race. He passed the half marathon in 60.22, which was far better than what he passed when he set the world record on the same course a year ago. But from 21 kilometers in, it became difficult for the Kenyan. He crossed the finish line in 2:02.44, the eighth best marathon time in history.
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