Womens Marathon Final

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Sun 14th September 2025 8:00am Local
Sat 13th September 2025 11:00pm UTC

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League
World Athletics Championships

Season
2025

Round
200

Status
FT

Location
Japan National Stadium

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Description

Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya entered as the leading favourite, aiming to add another global title to her Olympic gold. Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia posed the main threat thanks to her blistering times, while Julia Paternain of Uruguay and Susanna Sullivan of the USA were among the dark horses. With heat and humidity forecast in Tokyo, a tactical race and late surge were expected.

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01			Peres Jepchirchir	Kenya Athletics	2:24:43
02			Tigst Assefa	Ethiopia Athletics	2:24:45

Result Description

Jepchirchir claimed gold in 2:24:43 after a thrilling sprint finish, narrowly beating Assefa, who took silver in 2:24:45. Julia Paternain secured bronze in 2:27:23, earning Uruguay its first World Championships medal. Sullivan led for long stretches before fading to fourth. Despite an early start to ease conditions, high temperatures tested the field, but Jepchirchir’s closing speed proved decisive inside the stadium.

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