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

Sabastian Sawe used smart tactics to pull away for the men's title in the London Marathon, while Tigst Assefa smashed the ...

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.

Sabastian Sawe of Kenya won the London Marathon for his biggest career victory after making a solo breakaway with about 10 ...

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 ...

Assefa made up for second-place finishes in London and the Paris Olympics last year by pulling away near the end to finish in 2 hours, 15 minutes, and 50 seconds.

Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa won a thrilling women’s race at the London Marathon on Sunday, striding away from everyone else to take victory and set a new women’s-only world record too.

In an Olympic rematch, she took down gold medalist Sifan Hassan and ran the fastest-ever marathon in a women’s-only race.

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

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 in the process.

Assefa finished the race, with no male runners on the course, in 2:15:50, pulling away from Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei.