Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa (right) and Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir lead in the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, on September 14, 2025. [AFP]
Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir produced a dramatic, lung-busting final 100m sprint to outpace Ethiopa's Tigst Assefa for gold in the women's marathon at the world championships in Tokyo on Sunday.