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14 October 2024, 10am

Kenyan runner is first woman ever to run below 2:10:00

New world record: Ruth Chepngetich runs 2:09:56

Bank of America Chicago Marathon
Sun 13 October 2024

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - OCTOBER 13: Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya celebrates after crossing the finish line to win the 2024 Chicago Marathon professional women's division and setting a new world record with a time of 2:09:56 at Grant Park on October 13, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
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Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya has broken the world marathon women’s record, running 2:09:56 at the Chicago Marathon.

The 30-year-old ran almost two minutes faster than the existing record of 2:11:53 set by Tigist Assefa (Ethiopia) in Berlin in 2023.

With this time Chepngetich is the first woman ever to run faster than 2:10:00.

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