Peres Jepchirchir smashes world-record at London Marathon ahead of Olympic title defence
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talkSPORT— Peres Jepchirchir won the London Marathon with a stunning world- record time of two hours 16 minutes and 16 seconds. And the Kenyan did it in style, breaking the women’s-only record, coming h
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...
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...
NBC4 Washington—Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir sets women's-only record in London Marathon. 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.