Sabastian Sawe used smart tactics to pull away for the men's title in the London Marathon, while Tigst Assefa smashed the women’s-only world record.

Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia secured her first London Marathon title after pulling away from Joyciline Jepkosgei near the end.

Ethiopian Tigst Assefa won the London Marathon in a world record for a women's only race, while Kenyan Sabastian Sawe took the men's title to further his argument as the world's top male marathoner.

In the women's race, Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia secured her first London Marathon title after pulling away from Joyciline Jepkosgei near the end. Assefa made up for second-place finishes in London and ...

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

The London Marathon 2025 took place on Saturday, with around 56,000 participants, making it a record. It marked the 45th edition of the event, with multiple winners in each category.

Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia won the 2025 London Marathon in 2:15:50, breaking away from Kenyan Joyciline Jepkosgei just after the 2-hour mark of the race. Jepkosgei held on to take second place in 2: ...

Tigst Assefa sets a record time for a women’s-only race while Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe wins his first London Marathon.

We have a new world record at the 2025 London Marathon. Originally billed as an Olympic rematch for the ages between 2024 Olympic silver and gold medallists, Tgist Assefa and Sifan Hassan ...

Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa and Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei set a torrid pace down the stretch in Sunday’s London Marathon, but it was Assefa who pulled away to set a women’s-only world record.