Olympic champion Jepchirchir wins women's race at London Marathon in record time
by The Washington Times
The Washington Times— 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.
CNN—Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir wins London Marathon women’s elite race and breaks women’s-only world record. It was billed as a race that would be harder to win than the Olympic marathon gold in Paris and the London Marathon’s elite women’s race did not disappoint as reigning Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir won a hugely competitive race and set a new women’s-only world record. Jepchirchir, regarded as one of the greatest female distance runners of all time, raised her arms in jubilation as she crossed the tape in two hours, 16 minutes and 16 seconds. The Kenyan broke the women’s-only record – the...
Time—London Marathon: Munyao Wins Men’s Race as Jepchirchir Breaks Women’s-Only World Record. Alexander Mutiso Munyao delivered another win for Kenya on a day the London Marathon remembered last year's champion Kelvin Kiptum.
AP News—Olympic champion Jepchirchir wins women's race at London Marathon. Olympic champion 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.