After a 2024 in which she was forced to settle for second place in both London and at the Paris Olympics – as well as usurped as the world record-holder – Tigist Assefa produced a statement ...

Addis Ababa, — Ethiopia's Tigist Assefa smashed the women-only world record by 26 seconds at the TCS London Marathon, running 2:15:50* to win the World Athletics Platinum Label road race on ...

Ethiopia's Tilahun Nigussie produced a faster second half to break the Belfast Marathon race record by four seconds Ethiopian Tilahun Nigussie won the Belfast Marathon in a new event record of two ...

Ethiopian Tilahun Nigussie won the Belfast Marathon in a new event record of two hours, 13 minutes and 37 seconds after dominating the race. Nigussie's winning time cut four seconds off the ...

Tilahun Wale not only lost his right foot to leprosy -- a disease that still affects thousands in Ethiopia -- he also lost his family. "My family abandoned me. They blocked my number and refused ...

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 stacked ...

Adidas athlete Tigist Assefa wore the Pro Evo 1 to break the women’s world marathon record at the Berlin Marathon in 2023. That record has since been broken again by Ruth Chepng'etich at the ...

On the women’s side, 2024 Olympic Champion Sifan Hassan also looks set to wear the Alphafly 4, with former world record holder Tigist Assefa in the Pro Evo 2. At the women’s press conference ...

The Paris Marathon is back, with tens of thousands of participants taking to the streets of French capital on Sunday, April 13. This year will see some changes to the course from its usual route.