Kenya’s Chepngetich breaks marathon world record

Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich broke the world record to win the Chicago Marathon on Sunday.

The 30-year-old clocked a time of two hours, nine minutes and 57 seconds to surpass Ethiopian Tigst Assefa’s previous record by nearly two minutes.

Chepngetich is the first woman to run a marathon in under two hours and 10 minutes.