The Kenyan Ruth Chepngetich signed this Sunday the new women’s world record in Marathon of Chicago with a time of 2h09:55. He pulverized the precedent, in the hands of Tigst Asséfawith a margin of almost two minutes.
Chepngetich had already won in Chicago in 2021 and 2022. The two previous times he came out very strong then he punctured. The third time was the charm and he did it in a big way. An indisputable superiority to fully enter the marathon history books.
“I am very proud of myself for this victory. I fought hard to have a world record and here it is, a new world record for Kenya. I was very motivated,” explained Ruth Chepngetich, who had prepared this brand with particular care. : “I prepared very hard for three or four months, since the spring, after the London marathon.
😱 WHAT AN IMPRESSION WE JUST SAW.
A year ago the marathon record was 2:14:04 and today…
Ruth Chepngetich 𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚 𝙚𝙡 𝙧𝙚́𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙 𝙙𝙚𝙡 𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙤 with an alien mark of 2:09:57. #Chicagomarathon2024
HISTORICAL MOMENT OF THE MARATHON pic.twitter.com/9PVYIyRp4d
– Télédeporte (@teledeporte) October 13, 2024
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