Episode details
World Service,2 mins
‘A golden period of marathon running’ - Peres Jepchirchir breaks women's only world record
SportsworldAvailable for over a year
Former British athlete Allison Curbishley says marathon running is being “redefined” after Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir set a women's only world-record time of two hours 16 minutes and 16 seconds in the London Marathon. The Olympic champion finished ahead of Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa in a sprint finish to win the 2024 event and beat the previous women's only record of 2:17:01, set by Mary Keitany in 2017. Kenya's Alexander Mutiso Munyao held off distance-running great Kenenisa Bekele to win the men's race in 2:04:01. Image: Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya celebrates after winning the Women's elite race and setting a new world record during the 2024 TCS London Marathon at on April 21, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images)
Programme Website