Berlin Marathon: Tigst Assefa wins but injury halts world record time
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Key Points:
- Tigst Assefa won the Berlin Marathon with the third-fastest women's time ever, finishing in 2:11:04 despite an injury that slowed her in the final stages.
- Assefa was on pace to break the women's world record but suffered tendon pain, causing her to hobble across the finish line.
- She broke her own Berlin course record of 2:11:53 set in 2023 and improved significantly on her London Marathon time from earlier this year.
- The top five women's finishers were all Ethiopian, with Bedatu Hirpa and Dera Dida placing second and third respectively.
- Ethiopian Guye Adola won the men's race with a time of 2:02:50.
