Ethiopian Tigst Assefa won the London Marathon in a world record for a women's only race, while Kenyan Sabastian Sawe took the men's title to further his argument as the world's top male marathoner. Assefa clocked an unofficial 2 hours,

She said the warmer temperatures (near 68 degrees by race end) helped her improve over last year’s performance. "Last year, I did have some problems with the cold," said Assefa, who was second in 2024.

Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia secured her first London Marathon title after pulling away from Joyciline Jepkosgei on the way to a women's-only world record in two hours 15 minutes 50 seconds on Sunday. Kenya's Sebastian Sawe cruised to victory in the men's race.