Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa Destroys Joyciline Jepkosgei And Sifan Hassan to Claim Victory at The London Marathon

The London Marathon witnessed a thrilling battle as Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa outpaced Joyciline Jepkosgei and Dutch Sifan Hassan to claim victory.

Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa sprinted to victory in a thrilling battle at the 45th edition of the London Marathon on Sunday.

Assefa ran a tactical race to outpace Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei and Dutch star Sifan Hassan who claimed second and third

Assefa and Jepkosgei took charge of proceedings early on as Olympic champion Hassan tucked in behind them.

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The trio however soon broke away from the chasing pack as the likes of former champion Vivian Cheruiyot failed to track their surge.

The three kept together until the hour mark where Jepkosgei and Assefa broke away from Hassan as the Dutch star struggled to keep up.

The pair kept together until the two-hour mark as Assefa made her move to leave Jepkosgei in the dust, as she stormed to victory.

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