Peres Jepchirchir, the Olympic champion from Kenya, set a new women's only marathon world record of 2:16:16 at the London Marathon, surpassing the previous record of 2:17:01. Jepchirchir's victory came ahead of Tigist Assefa from Ethiopia and Joyciline Jepkosgei, with more than 50,000 participants in the event. Alexander Mutiso Munyao won the men's race, beating Kenenisa Bekele. Jepchirchir's focus was on defending her Olympic gold, but she also achieved the world record for a women-only marathon.
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#LondonMarathon 2024 sees new world records set, host of celebs on streets & more runners than ever before taking part. Reigning Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir crushed the women’s-only world record winning the 44th #London Marathon on Sunday. Check out the highlights. https://t.co/T5zlX43VPY
London Marathon runners achieve their mission of raising thousands for charity https://t.co/xrXl06O3I6
A new world record has been set in the elite women’s race at the London Marathon. https://t.co/Gvy9Z2cfW2
Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya pulled away late to win the London Marathon women’s race on Sunday and cement her status as the favorite to defend her gold in Paris. #ParisOlympics https://t.co/YH5irhwkLX
Double win for Kenya at London Marathon: Kenyan athletes rule the roost at the 2024 London Marathon Olympics champion Peres Jepchirchir sets new women’s only record in 2:16:16 Previous record of 2:17:01 was set by Mary Keitany in 2017 #SportyMonday @ISAACSWILA https://t.co/o8eUzcahIv
Peres Jepchirchir wins London Marathon in world record time https://t.co/Vk1RwqKaBp
Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir set a world record for a women-only marathon while trying to secure a chance to defend her Olympic gold. https://t.co/2qxXSCXJji
Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir breaks women's only marathon world record https://t.co/ed8slbjxqj
Olympic gold medalist Peres Jepchirchir breaks women's-only marathon record in London https://t.co/EDCRIfbPOu
Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir smashed the women’s-only world record to win a thrilling @LondonMarathon https://t.co/MR9mdDWww0
Alexander Mutiso Munyao beat three-time Olympic track champion Kenenisa Bekele to win the London marathon on Sunday. ➡️ https://t.co/IGtSXiBG8F https://t.co/RmwTcZEIwX
#LondonMarathon 2024 LIVE: Peres Jepchirchir breaks women’s-only world record as 50,000 run 26-mile race https://t.co/HSneKC0cOy
Peres Jepchirchir, the reigning Olympic gold medalist from Kenya, set a women’s-only world record Sunday morning in the London Marathon, bursting from a pack of stellar runners in the elite field. https://t.co/XJAsXCLBk2
Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya has hade history at the London marathon.🥇 She broke the women's only world-record, finishing the race in two hours 16 minutes and 16 seconds 6 seconds. 🏃🏾♀️ More here --> https://t.co/5HBbzSLjHK https://t.co/fGjmj0FaLP
London Marathon 2024: Munyao wins men's race as Jepchirchir breaks women’s-only world record https://t.co/n9j4n101fj
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. https://t.co/Kosju0aIXU
Peres Jepchirchir breaks women’s world record as she wins London Marathon More than 50,000 people, from elite athletes to fancy-dressed fundraising fun runners, are taking part in the 26.2-mile event https://t.co/2qCXMa5DEC
Olympic Champion Peres Jepchirchir sets a new women's only marathon world record of 2:16:16, wins the London Marathon ahead of Ethiopia's Tigist Assefa & compatriot Joyciline Jepkosgei https://t.co/R5TGBbjNJk
Olympic champion Jepchirchir wins women’s race at London Marathon in record time https://t.co/f0fi3PkcRr https://t.co/jITFYcjJr2