BERLIN, GERMANY, September 27 — For 2 hours Tigst Assefa sped about Berlin's famed marathon loop at World Record pace, only to have sport turn into Shakespearean tragedy. The Ethiopian superstar succumbed to a severe Achilles injury in the final 1800 meters as she courageously limped and hopped home to cross in 2:11:04 — the third-fastest performance in history.
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