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Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich smashed the women’s world record by nearly two minutes at the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, winning in 2:09:56.
Chepngetich became the first woman to break 2 hours and 10 minutes in the marathon. The 30-year-old broke the previous record of 2:11:53, which was set by Tigist Assefa of Ethiopia at the 2023 Berlin Marathon.
Written by Guardian sport and agencies
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/oct/13/womens-world-record-marathon-ruth-chepngetich-chicago-marathon under the title “Ruth Chepngetich smashes marathon world record by nearly two minutes in Chicago”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
