Sporting athlete breaks 2:29.00 barrier to secure another top-10 finish

Jéssica Augusto claimed an admirable 10th place finish in the London Marathon this weekend, on top of her 8th place in 2011 (2:24.33) and 2012 (2:24.59) and sixth in 2014 (2:24.25, personal best.

More than 40,000 runners took part in the event, for what was Jéssica's first marathon showing since her bronze medal win in Zurich in June 2015.

Jéssica finished in a time of 2:22.58, in a race won by the Ethiopian athlete Tigist Tufa (2:23.03).