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World record holder Tigst Assefa is poised for the London Marathon where she will be eyeing victory against formidable Kenyan competitors.
World record holder Tigst Assefa is poised to take on a formidable challenge as she gears up for her debut in the London Marathon this Sunday.
With aspirations to shatter records once again, the Ethiopian athlete is determined to prove her mettle on the iconic London course, setting her sights on surpassing the women’s race record.
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06:00 - 19.04.2024
Peres Jepchirchir makes staggering prediction regarding Mary Keitany’s world record ahead of London showdown
Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir has given reasons why Mary Keitany’s seven-year-old world record is under serious threat at Sunday’s London Marathon.
Assefa, who stunned the world with her record-breaking performance in the Berlin Marathon last September, arrives in London with confidence and determination.
"I did train very well for Berlin and I have trained well for this one," she expressed through a translator. "God will show how good I am on Sunday."
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15:35 - 18.04.2024
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The London Marathon will pay special tributes to the late Kelvin Kiptum who won last year’s race in emphatic fashion.
With the women’s race record standing at 2 hours, 17 minutes, and 1 second, set by Kenyan Mary Keitany in 2017, Assefa is laser-focused on rewriting history once more.
"I have prepared very well for this race and I am sure I can beat the course record here," she affirmed. "Regardless of whether it is London or Berlin, it will not change my strategy at all. I am here to win."
The London Marathon race director, Hugh Brasher, sparked debate when he suggested that clinching victory in Sunday’s race would be even more challenging than securing a win at the Paris Olympics.
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12:00 - 18.04.2024
Revealed: Ferdinand Omanyala's mind-blowing time target ahead of Olympic games
Omanyala's target is to run faster than the time Usain Bolt set when he won gold at the London 2012 Olympic games.
This sentiment was echoed by Assefa's fellow competitors, all of whom are seasoned marathoners with impressive accolades to their names.
Among the contenders are Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir, former world champion Ruth Chepngetich, and the 2022 London Marathon winner, Yehualaw of Ethiopia.
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21:00 - 18.04.2024
Justin Gatlin agrees with British sprint star's assessment on highly competitive nature of American sprint world
World 400m silver medalist Matthew Hudson- Smith has opined on the difficulty of being an American sprinter, which Justin Gatlin has echoed.
With such a star-studded lineup the battle for supremacy promises to be fiercely contested from start to finish.
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