
Kenya’s Chepngetich breaks marathon world record
Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich broke the world record to win the Chicago Marathon on Sunday.
The 30-year-old clocked a time of two hours, nine minutes and 57 seconds to surpass Ethiopian Tigst Assefa’s previous record by nearly two minutes.
Chepngetich is the first woman to run a marathon in under two hours and 10 minutes.
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— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) October 13, 2024
🇰🇪's Ruth Chepngetich destroys the marathon world record in Chicago with an incredible 2:09:57 😮💨
That's almost 2 minutes faster than the previous world record 🤯
She finishes in 10th place overall of the @ChiMarathon 👏 pic.twitter.com/ftM1J0j1F1