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World Athletics, the governing body of international track and field competitions, has ratified Ethiopian star Tigist Assefa's women's marathon world record of 2:11:53 set in Berlin last year.The Ethiopian smashed the previous mark by more than ...

Obirit's coach, Dathan Ritzenhein, is confident that the Boston and NYC champ is ready to go. "We feel pretty confident that her fitness is the best it’s been for a marathon."

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Honami Maeda, Japans new womens marathon national record holder, says she needs to keep improving her speed to compete with the wor

Ethiopia's Workenesh Edesa wins the Osaka Women's Marathon and second-place finisher Honami Maeda takes a giant step toward earning an Olympic spot by breaking Japan's 19-year-old national record.

The 27-year-old Maeda will qualify for her second consecutive Olympics unless someone beats her time at the Nagoya Womens Marathon on March 10.

Workenesh Edesa took more than two minutes off the Osaka Women’s Marathon course record

Mizuki Matsuda is aiming to become the first four-time winner at the Osaka Women’s Marathon

At the 2023 Berlin Marathon Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa smashed the women’s marathon World Record with an astonishing 2:11:53 effort.

Ethiopian takes more than two minutes off world record

Ethiopian women’s runner slashes more than two minutes from previous best in Berlin