IAAF World Championships 2011 Daegu - Women's Marathon 27 Aug 9:00am

Bai Xue won China's 1st worlds marathon title


IAAF World Championships - Women Marathon
Championship Record - 2:20:57 Paula Radcliffe (GBR) Helsinki 14 Aug 2005

Berlin 2009 champion - 2:25:15 Bai Xue 白雪 (CHN) - who will NOT defend

Main contenders:

1) Edna Kiplagat (KEN) - 2:20:46 - 2011 London pacesetter
2) Priscah Jeptoo (KEN) - 2:22:55 Paris
3) Sharon Cherop (KEN) - 2:22:43 Toronto Marathon 2010
4) Aselefech Mergia (ETH) - 2:22:45 Champion Dubai
5) Bezunesh Bekele (ETH) - 2:23:42 - 4th London
6) Atsede Baysa (ETH) - 2:23:50 - 5th London
7) Zhou Chun Xiu (周春秀) (CHN) - 2:25:38 4th Worlds Berlin 2009
8) Zhu Xiao Lin (朱晓琳) (CHN) --- 2:26:08 5th Worlds Berlin 2009
9) Yoshimo Ozaki (JPN) PB 2:23:56 Yakohama 2011, n 2nd Worlds Berlin 2009
10) Yukiko Akaba (JPN) - 2:24:09 6th London 2011
11) Remi Nakazato (JPN) - 2:24:29 2nd Yakohama

Results of last edition at Berlin 2009
Gold - Bai Xue (CHN) - 2:25:15
Silver - Yoshimi Ozaki (JPN) - 2:25:25
Bronze - Aselefech Mergia (ETH) - 2:25:32


Mary Keitany (KEN) and Liliya Shobukhova (RUS) - the 2 leading marathoners of 2011 did not enter.

World Record - 2:15:25 - Paula Radcliffe (GBR) London 2003