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Sifan Hassan wins Chicago Marathon in second fastest time in history
Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands reacts as she crosses the finish line to win the 2023 Chicago Marathon professional women's division at Grant Park on October 08, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.
Photo credit: Michael Reaves | AFP
What you need to know:
- Running in only her second marathon race, the 30-year-old took two hours, 13 minutes and 44 seconds to smash the course record by 20 seconds to win in Chicago with the second fastest time ever in Marathon on Sunday
- Nevertheless, Hassan’s attempt at the world record proved an uphill task as she missed the world record of 2:11:53 set by Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa a fortnight ago in Berlin
- Hassan's feat saw her run the second fastest time ever in a marathon and erase the previous course record by Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei of 2:14:04 set in Chicago on October 13, 2019
London Marathon champion Sifan Hassan from the Netherlands is the new Chicago Marathon champion.
Running in her only second marathon race, the 30-year-old took two hours, 13 minutes and 44 seconds to smash the course record by 20 seconds to win in Chicago with the second fastest time ever in Marathon on Sunday.
