Athletics World Championships: Gotitum Gebresles wins world women’s marathon – Ethiopian Gotitum Gebresles survives two-way battle with Kenya’s Judith Korir to win…
Athletics World Championships: Gotitom Gebreles wins world women’s marathon Ethiopian Gotitum Gebresles survived a two-way battle with Kenya’s Judith Korir to win the women’s world marathon title in a championship-record time of 2:18:11 on Monday. Follow InsideSport.IN for more updates
Marathon belongs to Ethiopia! 🇪🇹
Gotitom Gebreless is the world marathon champion!
He breaks #WorldAthleticsChamps Championship record clocking 2:18:11 to win 🥇 – to the delight of a roaring crowd in Eugene! pic.twitter.com/fSttst3KX6
— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) July 18, 2022
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Athletics World Championships: Ethiopia’s Gotitum Gebresles wins world women’s marathon
Gebreslej went about two kilometers to go and gave Korir no chance in the final stretch, smashing Briton Paula Radcliffe’s previous mark of 2:20:57 in 2005.
Israeli Lonah Salpeter squandered a chance for third place on the podium after Ethiopian Ababel Yeshaneh fell from the lead pack with less than 10 kilometers to go.

Kenya’s Ruth Chepongetich, who won three years ago, dropped out around the 18-kilometre mark with a stomach problem, as runners struggled in sunny but pristine conditions, with temperatures above 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10C).
Athletics World Championships: Ethiopia’s Gotitum Gebresles wins world women’s marathon
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