More Than 40 World Records Broken By London Marathon Finishers
Ethiopian long-distance runner Tigst Assefa celebrates winning the women's elite race holding an Adidas trainer with her world record time during the TCS London Marathon on April 27, 2025. -- Photo: John Walton/PA Wire/dpa
LONDON, April 28 (Bernama-PA Media/dpa) -- A total of 42 world records were broken at the London marathon on Sunday, Guinness World Records has announced,according to PA Media/dpa.
The first was set by Ethiopian runner Tigst Assefa who won the women's elite race and achieved a new women-only world record with a time of two hours, 15 minutes and 50 seconds, surpassing that of two hours, 16 minutes and 16 seconds set by Peres Jepchirchir during last year's race.
Radio presenter Adele Roberts also claimed a new world record for the fastest aggregate time to complete all World Marathon Major races with a stoma (female) with a total time of 20 hours, 29 minutes and 58 seconds.
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Speaking after she crossed the finish line, the DJ said she hoped her achievement showed people with cancer that they can "achieve anything".
She added: "I've been through much, in terms of recovering from cancer, and with every step even though it hurt, I just thought 'you're alive, you're lucky to be experiencing this,' so it was lovely."
Ali Young, 51, broke the world record of the fastest marathon dressed as a bird (female) with a time of three hours, 26 minutes and 37 seconds.
Young, from Amersham in Buckinghamshire, completed the race dressed in a black and white penguin costume, having trained beforehand for warm temperatures by spending time in a sauna.
A man dressed as a rhino also took home a new record of the most marathons run in the same three-dimensional costume (male).
Chris Green, known as Rhino Boy Chris, has completed 113 dressed in a large, grey rhino costume complete with a protruding horn in an effort to raise awareness for the endangered animal.
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