00:00The 2025 World Athletics Championship got underway in Tokyo on Saturday and Sunday morning saw the final of the Women's Marathon.
00:10The race kicked off 30 minutes early in a bid to beat the heat, but the morning was still a humid 28 degrees.
00:18Ethiopia's three runners led the pack as it headed out of the stadium for a gruelling 41-kilometer circuit around the Japanese capital.
00:25More than two hours and 20 minutes later, Ethiopia's Tigster Set and Kenya's Perez Jepchachir re-entered the national stadium neck and neck, both picking up the pace as the finish line came into view.
00:39A set initially took the lead in the 100-metre sprint, but Jepchachir found a last reserve of energy that saw her sail past her rival to the finish with a time of 2.24.43, just two seconds ahead of a set.
00:56It was déjà vu for both women. Jepchachir took gold in the same stadium at the delayed Olympics in 2021.
01:05A set also narrowly missed out on first place at last year's Olympics in Paris.
01:12Uruguay's Julia Paternayn came third with a time of 2.27.23.
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