![]() The men’s record has now been set eight times in a row in Berlin, favoured 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. Knocks Mikuru Asakura Out in Japan ExhibitionĮthiopia’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. I’m so happy to break the world record.”ĪLSO READ| Floyd Mayweather Jr. “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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