Assefa shattered the women-only record of 2:16:16 held by Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir from her victory in London last year.
Jepkosgei, the winner in 2021, came second in 2:18:43 as Sifan Hassan, the 2023 champion, settled for third place in 2:18:59.
Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa dropped Kenya’s Joycline Jepkosgei after 35 kilometres to claim her maiden London Marathon title in a women-only world record time on Sunday in the British capital city.
Assefa, who finished second in the London and Paris Olympics Marathon last year, clocked two hours, 15 minutes and 50 seconds for her third World Marathon Majors victory, having triumphed in Berlin Marathon in 2022 and in 2023.
