Tigst Assefa
Ethiopian middle-distance runner
Photo: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- Sep 30
Sabastian Sawe targets sub-1:59 marathon after breaking two-hour barrier in London
World marathon record holder Sabastian Sawe said runners can surpass the 1:59 mark under optimal conditions, as he recovers from an injury that sidelined him from Berlin.
- Sep 28
Tigst Assefa wins Berlin Marathon in 2:11:04 with ruptured Achilles tendon before undergoing surgery
The Ethiopian runner completed the final kilometres of the race on Sunday before being flown to Bavaria for surgery on Monday, facing up to seven months away from competition.