2023-09-24 10:56:43
Read more: Taking refuge in patience, Simon Tesfay will show off his Swiss passport to run the World Championships marathon
An 800 meter specialist at the start of her career (5th in her series at the Rio Olympic Games in 2016, personal best at 1’59”24 in Lausanne at the beginning of July 2014), she moved to road races in 2018, d First over 10 km, then half marathon then marathon. “Last year’s race was an unexpected success for me. I think I can run even faster on Sunday. An improvement would be a success for me,” Assefa explained on Friday, two days before the Berlin race.
The two Swiss records broken
On Sunday, she covered the last kilometers of her marathon at almost the same pace as Eliud Kipchoge, holder of the men’s world record (2h01’09) and winner on Sunday for the fifth time under the Brandenburg Gate (a record), in 2:02:42. The Kenyan also hoped to beat his world record set last year on the same course (2h01’09).
In the shadow of Tigst Assefa, the white cross athletes particularly shone since Tadesse Abraham and Fabienne Schlumpf both beat their Swiss records. The Genevan, 11th in the event, ran in 2h05’10”, 1’28” better than his best mark established in Zurich in 2022, while the Zurichoise, 15th, ran in 2h25’27’ ‘, erasing his 2h26’14 from April 2021.
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