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Ethiopia's Assefa smashes women's marathon world record in Berlin
The 29-year-old Assefa bettered the record of 2:14:04 set by Kenyan Brigid Kosgei in Chicago in 2019.
Tigist Assefa. AFP PHOTO
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
Ethiopia's Tigist Assefa smashed the women's marathon world record in Berlin on Sunday, winning in 2hr 11min 53sec, more than two minutes ahead of the previous mark.
The 29-year-old Assefa bettered