It's the second-fastest women's time in London Marathon history behind Brit Paula Radcliffe's 2:15:25 from 2003, when she had male pacemakers.Assefa, the Paris Olympic silver medalist, owns the second-fastest women's marathon in history overall — 2:11:53 from Berlin 2023 with male pacemakers.

Sabastian Sawe of Kenya won the London Marathon for his biggest career victory after making a solo breakaway with about 10 kilometers left.

Sunday's London Marathon set a world record for the number of finishers, eclipsing the previous mark of 55,646 in New York last year, organisers said. A total of 56,640 runners crossed the finish line,