17:10
Marathon (F)
Salpeter and Weldu swallow Tanui before kilometer 35 – and Yeshaneh is also conceded. Immediately after this overtaking manoeuvre, the Ethiopian stops and gives up.
17:08
Marathon (F)
In the race for bronze, the gap between Yeshaneh and Tanui continues to shrink at 34 kilometers. Saltpeter and Weldu are only six seconds behind in direct line of sight.
17:03
Marathon (F)
A good ten kilometers from the finish, Korir and Gebreslase have now created a buffer of 43 seconds at the top – with Korir doing much of the pace work and letting her competitor know with wild gestures. On the other hand, Salpeter and Weldu reduced the gap to the second duo Yeshaneh and Tanui to 21 seconds.
16:59
Marathon (F)
Before kilometer 30, the ninth-placed Briton Piasecki squats with her knees on the asphalt. Did she fall or is it a result of the strain? In any case, she continues to fall behind.
16:54
Marathon (F)
At the front, Korir and Gebreslase, animated by the bell for the last lap of the circuit, continue to increase their lead. Third-placed Yeshaneh is already 19 seconds behind the leading duo, while Tanui is just a few seconds behind.
16:46
Marathon (F)
After 27 kilometers, Yeshaneh is four seconds behind the leading duo, Tanui is eleven seconds behind in fourth. The duo of Salpeter and Weldu is 34 seconds off the lead.
16:45
Marathon (F)
After kilometer 26, Yeshaneh complained about side stitches. So Korir and Gebreslase use the opportunity to further increase the pace and tear a hole. Tanui is also no longer to be seen for the time being.
16:41
Marathon (F)
Just got close, problems again: Tanui falls back after a small attack by the Ethiopians, only to be back a few hundred meters later. At 25 kilometers, Salpeter and Weldu are now 24 seconds behind. The best European is the Brit Jess Piasecki, 1:29 minutes behind in ninth place.
16:33
Marathon (F)
Three become four again: At 23 kilometers Angela Tanui closed the gap again and turned a top trio into a quartet. Lonah Chemtai Salpeter and Nazret Weldu are currently 25 seconds behind in fifth and sixth place.
16:26
Marathon (F)
half time! The leading trio of Yeshaneh, Gebreslase and Korir completed the half marathon in 1:09:01 hours.
16:22
Marathon (F)
Gebreslase and Yeshaneh harmonize well and before kilometer 20 they will probably also lose Tanui, who is already three seconds behind. Only Korir is still hot on the heels of the two Ethiopians. Weldu, Salpeter and Bekere are already 13 seconds behind. Ruth Chepngetich dropped out.
16:19
Marathon (F)
After 18 kilometers, Chepngetich disappears into the bushes for a natural need, which is a chance for the competition. The two Ethiopians Gebreslase and Yeshaneh suddenly increase the pace – and only the two Kenyans Korir and Tanui can follow.
16:11
Marathon (F)
The pursuers had already come within eleven seconds of the eight-man lead group. But she may have noticed that in the person of Kenyan Angela Tanui and increased the pace again. At kilometer 16 the gap is 25 seconds again.
16:00
Marathon (F)
The Kenyan Salpeter, who is starting for Israel, takes pity and takes the lead between kilometers 12 and 13. She covers the 13 kilometers in 42:58 minutes. Meanwhile, the field of seven women is catching up with the three Americans, the gap to the front group is only 14 seconds.
15:47
Marathon (F)
With a requesting hand movement, Chepngetich invites the other seven runners in the group to work on the pace. However, their enthusiasm for accepting this invitation is limited, so the defending champion remains in the most prominent position just before the ten-kilometer mark.
15:43
Marathon (F)
The group of eight is still together in the morning sun after eight kilometers. The fallen D’Amato is already 26 seconds back as a lone fighter, with a group of six including two other Americans 35 seconds off the lead.
15:34
Marathon (F)
Before kilometer 5, the American Keira D’Amato has to pay tribute to the high speed of the Kenyans and drop out of the leading group. The three Ethiopians, on the other hand, hardly participate in the pace work.
15:30
Marathon (F)
The elimination race over the first few kilometers continues. With a running time of 13:00 minutes, there are only nine runners left after four kilometers. In addition to the three Kenyans and Ethiopians, the top group currently includes Nazret Weldu from Eritrea, Keira D’Amato from the USA and Israel’s Lonah Chemtai Salpeter.
15:22
Marathon (F)
Defending champion Ruth Chepngetich probably has other appointments today. The pace is already relatively high over the first two kilometers and the field rips apart early on. In addition to the Kenyan, her compatriots and the Ethiopians are also at the top.
15:17
Marathon (F)
The starting gun sounds! 41 runners start at 6.15 am local time at the crack of dawn on the three 14-kilometer loops around Eugene.
15:11
Marathon (F)
History could repeat itself in the women’s marathon. Because the Kenyan defending champion Ruth Chepngetich came to Eugene with the best entry time and is once again considered the hot favorite for gold. She is supported in the Kenyan team by Judith Jeptum Korir and Angela Tanui. Ethiopia is represented by Gotytom Gebreslase, who won the 2021 Berlin Marathon in her debut, Ababel Yeshaneh and Ashete Bekere. Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir from Kenya had to pull out with hip problems, as did Olympic bronze medalist Molly Seidel at her home game. The planned German starter Laura Hottenrott also withdrew at short notice.
15:02
General
Welcome to the fourth day of competition at the World Championships in Athletics! This provides six more choices. In addition to the women’s marathon (from 3.15 p.m.), medals will be awarded in the high jump (from 2.45 a.m.) with Mateusz Przybylko and the 3000 m steeplechase (from 4.20 a.m.) for the men as well as in the triple jump (from 3.20 a.m.), the heptathlon with the final 800 m (from 3.55 a.m.) and the 1500 m (from 4.50 a.m.) for women.