Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich breaks women’s world record at Chicago Marathon

Aljazeera

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Ethiopia's Sutume Kebede crossed the line seven minutes and 36 seconds later while Kenyan Irine Cheptai (2:17:51) was third.
CNA
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The 30-year-old former world champion becomes the first-ever female marathon runner to break the 2:10:00 barrier, beating the previous world record of 2:11:53 set by Tigst Assefa last September in Berlin.
China Daily
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Sutume Asefa Kebede of Ethiopia finished second in 2:17:32.
Time
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Thanks to her victory, the Kericho native became the first woman in history to run under 2:10 mark - a record which has been set by a margin of nearly two minutes.
Kenyans.co.ke

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