April was a difficult month for Peres Jepchirchir. The Kenyan was forced to withdraw from the London Marathon, weeks before the race, with an ankle injury. She then learnt that Tigst Assefa, silver ...

Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir produced a dramatic, lung-busting final 100m sprint to outpace Ethiopa's Tigst Assefa for gold in the women's marathon at the world championships in Tokyo on Sunday. The pair ...

Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter and get behind-the-scenes access and unrivalled insight Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter The 31-year-old Kenyan, who won Olympic ...

There must be something in the Japanese air that just suits Peres Jepchirchir. Four years ago, the Kenya runner won Olympic marathon gold in sweltering Sapporo and has now backed that up with a ...

Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir edged Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa in a thrilling sprint finish at Tokyo's National Stadium to win the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday, adding the ...

TOKYO, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Peres Jepchirchir edged Tigst Assefa in a thrilling sprint finish at Tokyo's National Stadium to win the women's marathon on a steamy second morning of the World Athletics ...

Kenyan Peres Jepchirchir won the world championships marathon by two seconds over Ethiopian Tigst Assefa in what turned into a duel between the two most decorated women in the field. Jepchirchir, the ...

LONDON - Sunday's London Marathon set a world record for the number of finishers, eclipsing the previous mark of 55,646 in New York last year, organisers said. A total of 56,640 runners crossed the ...

The streets of London have been packed for the 45th edition of the London Marathon. More than 56,000 people have been cheered on by electric crowds, with staked elite fields and people running the ...

LONDON - Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa shattered the women’s-only world record in winning the 45th London Marathon on Sunday, while Kenyan Sebastian Sawe made a brilliant tactical decision to demolish a ...

LONDON — Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia took advantage of the warm weather to pull away late for her first London Marathon title on Sunday, setting a record time for a women’s-only race. Assefa made up for ...