Olympic Champion Jepchirchir Wins Women’s Race at London Marathon in Record Time

Published on April 22, 2024

LONDON—Peres Jepchirchir was more focused on securing a chance to defend her Olympic gold than on setting a world record for a women-only marathon. She ended up doing both after pulling away late to win the London Marathon women’s race on Sunday. Jepchirchir had by far the strongest finish as she easily left world-record holder Tigst Assefa and two other rivals behind to sprint alone down the final stretch in front of Buckingham Palace. She finished in 2 hours, 16 minutes, 16 seconds, with Assefa in second and Joyciline Jepkosgei in third. That was more than 4 minutes slower than Assefa’s overall women’s world record set in Berlin last year, but it was the fastest time ever in a women-only marathon, beating the mark of 2:17:01 set by Mary Keitany in London in 2017. The elite women’s field in London starts about 30 minutes ahead of the elite men....

Continue reading on website
Other news

Elon Musk’s X Faces Attacks From Both Sides of Aussie Politics

April 22, 2024
Elon Musk’s X is facing opposition from both the Labor Party and Coalition in Australia amid his legal challenge against the government.Mr. Musk labelled Australian eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant the “Australian censorship commissar” after she issued an order to X to take down posts related to the stabbing of a Christian Bishop.X is planning to challenge this order in court, and said the p

Race Car in Sri Lanka Veers Off Track Killing 7 People and Injuring 20, Officials Say

April 22, 2024
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka—A race car veered off the track during a competition in Sri Lanka on Sunday and rammed into a crowd of spectators and race officials, killing seven people and injuring 20 others, officials said.Thousands of spectators looked on as the mishap took place during a race in the town of Diyatalawa in the tea-growing central hills, about 180 kilometers (110 miles) east of the capital C