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Ethiopia’s Assefa smashes women’s marathon world record in Berlin

Berlin, Germany – September 24, 2023 Gold medallist Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa celebrates on the podium after winning the women’s Berlin Marathon (Photo: REUTERS/Lisi Niesner)

BERLIN, Sept 24 (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa shattered the women’s marathon world record in Berlin on Sunday, lopping off more than two minutes from the previous best to clock an official time of two hours 11 minutes and 53 seconds.

Assefa, who had set a course record with a personal best…

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