The Sports Department of Xinhua News Agency selected the top ten international sports news in 2023 (in order of the time of the incident): 7. Marathon men's and women's world records broken On October 8, Kenyan Kiptum set a new men's marathon world record with a time of 2 hours, 0 minutes and 35 seconds in the 2023 Chicago Marathon, and became the first athlete to break 2 hours and 1 minute in an official race. On September 24, at the 2023 Berlin Marathon, Ethiopia's Asefa set a women's world record with a time of 2 hours, 11 minutes and 53 seconds and won the championship.
It's Oct. 8, 2023, and Kiptum (left) at the Chicago Marathon. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Vincent Johnson)
It's October 8, 2023, and Kiptum at the Chicago Marathon. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Vincent Johnson)
It's September 24, 2023, when Asefa celebrates after crossing the line in the Berlin Marathon. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ren Pengfei