Ethiopian Tigst Assefa won the London Marathon in a world record for a women's only race, while Kenyan Sabastian Sawe took the men's title to further his argument as the world's top male marathoner. Assefa clocked an unofficial 2 hours,

Sabastian Sawe used smart tactics to pull away for the men's title in the London Marathon, while Tigst Assefa smashed the women’s-only world record.

LONDON, ENGLAND, April 26 — Olympic silver medalist Tigst Assefa proved to be the class of London’s premier field as the 28-year-old Ethiopian cruised to a 2:15:50 win. Kenyan Joyciline Jepkosgei ran with Assefa through 37K and finished 2nd in 2:18:44, with Paris marathon champ Sifan Hassan finishing 3rd in 2:19:00.