African Sports Update: Ethiopia’s Assefa Breaks World Record and More
The 2023 Rugby World Cup continues in France as the defending champions, South Africa’s “Springboks”, recorded their first loss during the tournament to Ireland. Plus, Ethiopian runner Tigst Assefa shatters the women’s marathon world record in Berlin after shaving two minutes off the previous best. Reuters’ David Doyle produced this provides updates on this and other sports related news from the weekend.
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