Athletics: Jepchirchir wins Tokyo worlds marathon, adds to Olympic gold

Peres Jepchirchir won the women's marathon at the world athletics championships in Tokyo on Sunday, with the Kenyan adding a world title to the gold she claimed at the Olympics in Japan in 2021.Jepchirchir emerged as the winner of a race that evolved into a head-to-head battle with Paris Olympic silver medalist Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia. The Kenyan overtook Assefa on the final bend at the National Stadium and won by two seconds, in season-best 2 hours, 24 minutes, 43 seconds."I have good memories here in Tokyo, in Japan," said Jepchirchir, who won her 2021 gold medal in Sapporo, Hokkaido, wh…READ FULL ARTICLE