Morocco’s Fatima smashes women’s marathon world record


MOROCCO’S Fatima Ezzahra El Idrissi has smashed the world record in the women’s marathon for runners with visual impairments on the last day of the Paralympic Games.

The 29-year-old El Idrissi finished in 2’48:36 yesterday, beating the previous record from Japan’s Misato Michishita in Hofu City in December 2020 by nearly six minutes.

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