(L-R) Second placed Kenya’s Rosemary Wanjiru, winner Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa and third placed Ethiopia’s Tigist Abayechew pose on the podium after the women’s race of the Berlin Marathon on September 25, 2022 in Berlin. But she fell slightly off that pace over the second half of the race and could only manage a 1:12:21 split (5:31 pace) over the second half. You know I’m pretty good with that.”Winner of the men’s race Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge (R) and winner of the women’s race Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa pose on the podium after the Berlin Marathon on September 25, 2022 in Berlin. Assefa, a 28-year-old Olympic 800-meter semifinalist on the track in 2016, shocked the running world by running a 19-minute personal best and finishing with the third-fastest women’s marathon time in history. She became just the fourth woman in history to become an “8-star” Abbott World Marathon Majors finisher.

Source: Ethiopian News September 25, 2022 14:06 UTC