Article 4SF51 Brigid Kosgei smashes Paula Radcliffe’s world marathon record by 81 seconds

Brigid Kosgei smashes Paula Radcliffe’s world marathon record by 81 seconds

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Sean Ingle in Chicago
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" 25-year-old Kenyan ran 2:14:04 at the Chicago Marathon
" Radcliffe at finish line: 'I always knew this day would come'

Paula Radcliffe's world marathon record, which has stood imperiously for over 16 years, has been obliterated by Brigid Kosgei at the Chicago Marathon. The 25-year-old Kenyan ran 2:14:04 to beat Radcliffe's best of 2:15:25 by an astonishing 81 seconds.

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