Follow our blog for the latest news and analysis from across Germany for the weekend of September 26-27, 2026. Tired of missing our real-time updates? Click here to add DW as a Preferred Source on Google. Even as the Berlin Marathon continues for many runners, the winners have already crossed the finish line. In the Women's category, Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa looked almost certain to set a new world record only to fall short in the very final stretch. It was only during the last kilometers that she appeared to struggle with a muscle injury or cramp. She did win, clocking a time of 2:11:04, but did not beat Ruth Chepng'etich's world record of 2:09:56 from 2024.
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