Assefa, three seconds behind her, took silver and Kenya's Hellen Obiri claimed the bronze in 2:23:10.
Kenya’s Hellen Obiri won bronze in the women's marathon at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.
The Netherland’s Sifan Hassan bagged gold in a sprint finish with an Olympic record time of two hours, 22 minutes and 55 seconds, breaking Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa record time of 2:23:07.
