Tigst Assefa Misses World Record After Injury-Marred Berlin Marathon

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  Ahmed Waqas / 8 hours
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BERLIN: Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa narrowly missed breaking the women’s marathon world record at the Berlin Marathon on Sunday after battling an injury during the closing stages of the race. Assefa remained on world-record pace for much of the race and increased her speed over the final 10 kilometres. However, she faded late in the race […]