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Tigst Assefa Slows In The Final 2K And Misses The World Record
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- Sep 27, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC
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The Ethiopian runner won her third Berlin title in a personal-best time of 2:11:04, after spending most of Sunday morning on pace to break the world record
Ethiopian runner Tigst Assefa wins the Berlin Marathon but narrowly misses out on breaking the women's world record because of injury.
BERLIN, Sept 27 - Ethiopian Tigst Assefa was firmly on world-record pace before suffering cramps in the final two kilometres to miss out on a world-best run at the Berlin marathon on Sunday. Read more at straitstimes.com.