Assefa finished the race, with no male runners on the course, in 2:15:50, pulling away from Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei.

Ten women had to compete for the affection of Mr Messiah, a 38-year-old Ethiopian-American who grew up and lives in Dallas.

After finishing as the runner-up in her last two marathons, Assefa delivered a record-breaking performance of 2:15:50 in ...

Ethiopian runner Tigst Assefa has won the women's-only record at the London Marathon on Sunday, with Sabastian Sawe finishing ...

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Ethiopian Tigst Assefa won the London Marathon in a world record for a women's only race, while Kenyan Sabastian Sawe took ...

Despite garnering lakhs of views, its premise raised eyebrows in Ethiopia, where courtship is usually a private matter. In the conservative East African country, people date modestly, breaking it to ...

Woinshet's (PhD) self-confidence, endeavors, resilience and strength have helped her to achieve her goals. Her confidence reflects her inner strength. Going beyond personal interest, she is committed ...

But in Ethiopia, this romantic scenario has broken ... a single woman could be the one picking her match from 10 male hopefuls. "We're getting a lot of feedback from the audience, people want ...

Sabastian Sawe used smart tactics to pull away for the men's title in the London Marathon, while Tigst Assefa smashed the ...

In an Olympic rematch, she took down gold medalist Sifan Hassan and ran the fastest-ever marathon in a women’s-only race.