Morocco’s El Idrissi smashes women’s marathon world record on the last day of the Paralympic Games
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
By CIARÁN FAHEY
Published - Sep 08, 2024, 03:01 PM ET
Last Updated - Dec 16, 2024, 07:28 PM EST
PARIS (AP) — Morocco’s Fatima Ezzahra El Idrissi smashed the world record in the women’s marathon for runners with visual impairments on the last day of the Paralympic Games.
El Idrissi finished in 2 hours, 48 minutes, 36 seconds on Sunday, beating the previous record from Japan’s Misato Michishita in Hofu City in December 2020 by nearly six minutes.
“I wasn’t running for a time, only for a medal," the 29-year-old Moroccan said.
Compatriot Meryem En-Nourhi was just over nine minutes behind, followed by Michishita, almost 15 minutes behind the winner.
