It's Kipchoge's fourth win in the city, equaling the record set by Haile Gebrselassie.

The men's record has now been set eight times in a row in Berlin, favored by runners for its flat course. Kipchoge and Assefa's combined time of 4:16:46 ensured the marathon was the fastest ever. Kenya’s Rosemary Wanjiru was second on her debut in 2:18:00 – the second fastest debut ever run – just ahead of Ethiopian runner Tigist Abayechew in 2:18:03. “I wasn't afraid of my rivals, even though they had faster times than me,” the 26-year-old Assefa said. I'm so happy to break the world record.”Įthiopia’s Tigist Assefa unexpectedly won the women’s race in a course record of 2:15:37 – 18 minutes faster than she had ever run before. “But the most important thing is my mind, and that also feels fresh and young. “My legs and my body still feel young,” the 37-year-old Kipchoge said. The Kenyan star clocked 2 hours, 1 minute, 9 seconds to shave 30 seconds off his previous best mark of 2:01:39 set on the same course in 2018. Two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge bettered his own world record in the Berlin Marathon on Sunday.

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