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Tigst Assefa Wins Berlin Marathon After Dramatic Finish, Misses World Record

Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa won the Berlin Marathon in a tense race, narrowly missing the world record after suffering muscle cramps near the finish.

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Tigst Assefa starts Berlin Marathon on world record pace

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Maintains lead and record pace until 40th kilometer

L'Équipe ↗

Suffers muscle cramps, slows dramatically in final stretch

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Sets new Berlin Marathon course record despite cramps

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  1. Injured Assefa narrowly misses world record in Berlin
    BBC Sport
  2. Leichtathletik - Äthiopier Guye Adola gewinnt Berlin-Marathon - Äthiopierin Tigst Assefa schnellste Läuferin
    Deutschlandfunk - Fortlaufende Nachrichten vom 24. August 2026
  3. Tigst Assefa wint marathon Berlijn, maar mist wereldrecord na inzinking
    Telegraaf
  4. Berlin-Marathon: Krämpfe stoppen Tigst Assefa knapp vor dem Weltrekord
    DER SPIEGEL - Schlagzeilen – Tops
  5. Ethiopia's Assefa suffers late cramps to miss out on world record in Berlin
    World News CNA