Tigist Tufa from Ethiopia, competing in the 2017 London Marathon. She went on to finish 8th in a time of 02:25:52

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Tufa (born 26 January 1987) is an Ethiopian marathon runner. She was the winner of the 2014 Shanghai Marathon, setting a new course record and a personal best time of 2:21:52. Her previous bests were 2:28:04 at the Los Angeles Marathon in 2013, followed by 2:24:32 at the 2014 Ottawa Marathon, where she also set a new course won the 2015 London Marathon in a time of 2:23:22, making her the first female Ethiopian to win the race in 14 years. The last Ethiopian to win the race was Deratu Tulu in 2001

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Location: North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: 2017, 8th, athlete, elite, endurance, ethiopian, female, london, marathon, race, road, runner, tigist, tufa