On the stillest of Berlin mornings, a tsunami of a performance.
It came from Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa, who over 26.2 astonishing miles redefined what many thought was possible in the women’s marathon as she blew the world record to smithereens in a time of 2hr 11min 53sec. The fact the 26-year-old Ethiopian shattered the previous best, set by Brigid Kosgei in 2019, by 2min 11sec was remarkable enough. Yet the way she powered home through the Brandenburg Gate suggested she could go even quicker still.
