The 30-year-old Chepngetich broke the world record set by Tigist Assefa of Ethiopia in 2:11:53 at the 2023 Berlin Marathon. Sutume Asefa Kebede of Ethiopia finished second in 2:17:32.

She finished with a time of 2:09:56, breaking Ethiopia's Tigist Assefa's previous record by nearly two minutes. Chepngetich is now the first woman ever to run a marathon in under 2 hours and 10 ...

Not only did she obliterated Tigist Assefa's world record of 2:11:53, set in Berlin last year, Chepngetich also notched up her third Chicago Marathon victory and chopped more than four minutes off ...

The previous record of 2:11:53 was set by Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa at last year’s Berlin Marathon, and Chepngetich’s performance was almost five minutes quicker than Paula Radcliffe’s 2003 ...

Ethiopia's Tigist Assefa broke the women's world record with a time of 2:11:53 in last year's race, but while Ketema was five minutes slower than that, her winning time was still the third fastest ...

Chepngetich took almost two minutes off the previous world record set by Ethiopia's Tigist Assefa in Berlin last year (2:11:53 hours), and became the first woman to race under 2:10 hours.