45th BMW Berlin Marathon
33-year-old Kenyan Olympic champion breaks previous world record by over one minute
Kenyan athlete Eliud Kipchoge set a new world record at the 45th BMW Berlin-Marathon on Sunday.
Running the marathon in 2:01:39, the 33-year old Kenyan Olympic champion broke the previous world record by one minute and 18 seconds.
The previous record was set by Kipchoge's compatriot Dennis Kimetto in 2:02:57 four years ago in Berlin.
This is Kipchoge's third victory in the Berlin marathon after finishing the first two in 2015 and 2017.
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