Ethiopian Athlete Yomif Kejelcha Clocks the Second Fastest Marathon in History as Tigist Secures Second Consecutive Win
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Toronto – Tigist Assefa successfully defended her London Marathon title as she crossed the finishing line first leaving behind two Kenyan athletes.
It is also a record time for her. She improved her Woman-only Marathon World Record of 2:15:50 (2025) by nine seconds. She crossed the finishing line in 2:15:41 hours.
Tigist was screaming after she won the title. “I screamed when I finished because I knew I was breaking the world record,” World Athletics quoted her as saying.
“I felt much healthier today and have worked really hard on my speed and all my training has paid off. I want to thank my opponents, many of whom are my friends, ” she added.
Hellen Obiri and Joyciline Jepkosgei finished second and third in 2:15:53 and 2:15:55 hours respectively.
Degitu Azimeraw, another Ethiopian athlete, finished fourth in 2:19:13.
New World Record In Men’s Marathon
Kenyan Athlete Sabastian Sawe defended his London Marathon title – this time breaking a world record of 1:59:30 Hours. In 2025, he clocked 2:02:16 hours when he crossed the finishing line to claim the title.
World Athletics wrote “Defending champion Sawe made his move with one mile remaining, finally breaking clear of Kejelcha and pressing on alone. He crossed the line in 1:59:30, taking 65 seconds off the previous world record set by the late Kelvin Kiptum in Chicago in 2023 and becoming the first athlete to run a legal sub-two-hour marathon, surpassing Eliud Kipchoge’s 1:59:41 exhibition performance from 2019.”
Yomif Kejelcha finished second in 1:59;41. The World Athletics described his win as ” the second-fastest time in history and the fastest marathon debut ever”
Tamirat Tola,Ethiopian olympic medalist, finished fifth in 2:02:59 hours.
This year 59,000 runners participated at the London Marathon.
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Our golden daughter Tigist bint Assefa has brought another big shining gold. Her last dash to the finish line was so thrilling. She is gonna bring more and more gold bars in years to come. She is still 29 yrs old. Bless her heart.
How about the men’s side? Was it thrilling or what? That one almost threw me unconscious while watching the streaming. Our gallant son Yomif Kejelcha finished the race, his 1st marathon, below the 2hr mark. That by itself is a 20lb pure gold for. He is still 28yrs old and there is a lot of winning long distance running left in him. He is going to be a nightmare to his rivals. Look out Sawe!!!
Dear Editors,
Thank you for posting this event in your headline section. We need something like this good new to lighten us up.
Blessings to you and your family!!!