Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands, in a surprising final duel with Tigst Assefa, won the gold medal in the women’s Olympic Marathon today with a final time of 2:22:55, setting a new Olympic record.

Tigst Assefa of Ethiopia won the silver medal at 2:22:58, and Helen Obiri of Kenya at 2:23:03 won the bronze medal. In fourth place was Sharon Lokedi with a time of 2:23:14

This is the sixth Olympic medal for Sifan Hassan, who is 31 years old. In Paris 2024, she won gold in the marathon and bronze in the middle distance races of the 5,000 m and 10,000 m, while in Tokyo 2020, she won gold in the 5,000 m and 10,000 m and bronze in the 1,500 m.

A leading group throughout the entire race

The women’s Olympic marathon was held this Sunday to close the athletics events and kick off what will be the end of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Compared to the men’s marathon, in which yesterday Tamirat Tola beat the big favorites to take the gold medal with a new Olympic record, the women’s event had a more compact group of leaders for a good part of the development of the race, setting the pace of the event.

With just a few kilometers to finish, the Ethiopian Tigst Assefa changed pace, leaving the leading group to just five elite runners. This tactical move caused the first significant loss in the competition: the Kenyan Peres Jepchirchir, who lost a valuable 10 seconds compared to the group of favorites.

Despite that pressure, Ethiopian Amane Shankule, Kenyans Hellen Obiri, and Sharon Lokedi, and Dutchwoman Sifan Hassan, who finally showed that she was only saving herself for the end and causing a big surprise, remained in the fight for gold.

Meanwhile, Romanian Delvine Relin Meringor and Japanese Suzuki Yuka made a great effort to reconnect with the leading group in an undoubtedly unforgettable race.

Peres Jepchirchir, the current women’s world record holder, finished 15th in 2:26:51.

Challenging moments in the race

The most challenging moment of the women’s marathon, the 28-kilometer climb that yesterday decided the results of the men’s race, had the two world record holders at the front of the group of favorites, the Kenyan Peres Jepchirchir, record holder in the women’s marathon, and the Ethiopian Tigst Assefa, record holder in the mixed marathon.

The Dutch Sifan Hassan, who previously participated in two middle-distance races, remained in the leading group, waiting to attack.

You can see the results of the women’s Olympic marathon here.

At the start of the race, the representative of Mongolia, Munkhzaya Bayartsogt, took the lead of the pack, just as her teammate did this Saturday in the men’s marathon. But then the big favorites took control and maintained their lead. Kenyans and Ethiopians, with athletes such as Hellen Obiri, Peres Jepchirchir, Tigst Assefa, Shankule, and then Megertu Alemu, set the pace of the race.

This Sunday, a sunny day in Paris with a temperature of 19 degrees Celsius to close the athletics events with the Women’s Olympic Marathon.

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