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Ruth Chepngetich Breaks Women's World Record at the 2024 Chicago Marathon

Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich made history at the 2024 Chicago Marathon, setting an incredible new world record. She finished with a time of 2:09:56, breaking Ethiopia's Tigist Assefa's previous record by nearly two minutes. Chepngetich is now the first woman ever to run a marathon in under 2 hours and 10 minutes surpassing what many thought was an unbreakable barrier.