The female record holder gave up after more than 1 km at the London Marathon

Kosgei currently holds the women's world record with 2 hours 14 minutes 4 seconds - set when she won the 2019 Chicago Marathon. She belongs to the group of 10 elite sub2:10 runners who are expected to heat up the London Marathon women's professional content race. April 23rd.

At the press conference before the major tournament on April 21, Kosgei revealed that he was having a bit of a hamstring and knee problem. However, this 29-year-old athlete feels that the problem is not serious and is still confident that he will burn out with his competitors on the track.

However, right after the start, Kosgei's pain gradually worsened. She hobbled a bit and then slowly went down to the end of the group. When the live broadcast came about three minutes after the start signal, the world record holder fell far behind. Kosgei then left the track, stepping onto the sidewalk to wait for the medical team to assist.

Without Kosgei, the women's race on the remaining leg is still intense. Another Kenyan runner, Peres Jepchirchir led most of the time, with compatriot Judith Korir and Ethiopian rival Alemu Megertu in constant pursuit. But when victory seemed to be firmly in the hands of one of these three running legs, Sifan Hassan from behind sped up spectacularly.

Hassan, 30, is the 5,000m and 10,000m Olympic champion, never running a marathon before the race in London. She was only 10th after the first 5 km, in a time of 16 minutes 13 seconds. Halfway there, this Ethiopian Dutch runner just went up a notch. At the 30 km mark, she ranked seventh, behind the leading group.

But when he reached the 40 km mark, Hassan surpassed the London Marathon champion Yalemzerf Yehualaw to squeeze into the top 4. After trying to follow for nearly 2 km, Hassan made a spectacular sprint in the last 500 m to finish first with 2 hours 18 minutes. 33 seconds, faster than Megertu, Jepchirchir four and five seconds respectively.

"I had a little problem with my hip and tried to relieve the pain before the tournament," Hassan said after the race. "But on the run today, I tried to forget it and didn't feel anything for the first 20km. I couldn't believe I won again, winning the London Marathon was amazing, I felt like I just won the Olympics. ".

According to Canadian Running Magazine, Hassan's win is truly remarkable, considering that she has to train through the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and not eat or drink during the day.