Athletics: Jifar wins NYC marathon

Tesfaye Jifar won the New York City Marathon in record time Sunday, pulling away from his lone challenger with three miles left in a race dedicated to victims of Sept 11.

Jifar ran the 26.2 miles in 2 hours, 7 minutes, 43 seconds to become the first Ethiopian to win the race. He broke the 12-year-old mark of 2:08:01 set by Tanzania’s Juma Ikangaa.