The 28-year-old finished well clear of Kenya's Joyciline Jepkosgei whilst Sifan Hassan, who edged Assefa for Olympic gold in Paris last year, was third.

Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia took advantage of the warm weather to pull away late for her first London Marathon title on Sunday, ...

Assefa, who finished second in the London and Paris Olympics Marathon last year, clocked two hours, 15 minutes and 50 seconds ...

Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa smashed the women-only world record by 26 seconds en route to London Marathon victory on Sunday ...

After finishing as the runner-up in her last two marathons, Assefa delivered a record-breaking performance of 2:15:50 in ...

Four-time London champion Eliud Kipchoge and Olympic champions Sifan Hassan and Tamirat Tola among the favorites in Sunday's ...

Kenya's Sabastian Sawe produced a blistering performance to beat a star-studded field and win the men's London marathon in a ...

Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa made up for her second spot last year to coast home in the women’s London Marathon in a world record ...