Tigst Assefa completes Berlin Marathon with ruptured Achilles tendon

Tigst Assefa, the Berlin Marathon champion, completed her victory in the race while suffering a complete rupture of her Achilles tendon. The Ethiopian athlete maintained a pace consistent with a world-record attempt for much of the 42.195-kilometer course before she began to struggle significantly in the final kilometers. Despite the severe injury, Assefa crossed the … Read more