(Reuters) -London Marathon organisers said Sunday's edition of the event set a world record for the number of finishers, eclipsing the previous mark of 55,646 set at last year's New York City Marathon.

It's the second-fastest women's time in London Marathon history behind Brit Paula Radcliffe's 2:15:25 from 2003, when she had male pacemakers.Assefa, the Paris Olympic silver medalist, owns the second-fastest women's marathon in history overall — 2:11:53 from Berlin 2023 with male pacemakers.

Sabastian Sawe used smart tactics to pull away for the men's title in the London Marathon, while Tigst Assefa smashed the women’s-only world record.