Peres Jepchirchir breaks women's-only marathon record in London
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ESPN— Reigning Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya crushed the women's-only world record in winning the London 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.
NBC Sports—London Marathon: Peres Jepchirchir breaks women's only world record. Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya shattered the women's only marathon world record by winning the London Marathon in 2...