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Kenya's Kipchoge shatters marathon world record in Berlin
  + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
Athletics - Berlin Marathon - Berlin, Germany - September 25, 2022 Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge celebrates as he wins the Berlin Marathon and breaks the World Record REUTERS/Fabrizio BenschBERLIN, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge shattered his own marathon world record on Sunday, winning the Berlin race with a time of 2:01.09 to shave half a minute off his previous world best set in the German capital four years ago. "I am happy with my preparation and I think I was so fast because of the teamwork," Kipchoge said. Belihu finally dropped back around the 27 kilometre-mark as Kipchoge pushed on for the record. Passing through the city's iconic Brandenburg Gate just as the sun started to emerge, a beaming Kipchoge crossed the finish line to set another record. Asked whether he would attempt a sub-two hour run in Berlin next year, Kipchoge said: "Let us plan for another day.
Photos: These African athletes made history at Tokyo 2020 Eliud Kipchoge, Kenya: The 36-year-old marathoner is considered among the " The 36-year-old marathoner is considered among the " greatest of all time ," and Kipchoge showed it once again at the Tokyo Olympics, winning gold in the men's marathon. That's back-to-back wins for the Kenyan superstar, making him only the third man ever to defend his gold medal in this event. Hide Caption 5 of 11Photos: These African athletes made history at Tokyo 2020 Faith Kipyegon, Kenya: Kenya celebrated more record-breaking success on the track when Kipyegon defended her gold medal in the women's 1,500m, setting a new Olympic record in the process. Hide Caption 6 of 11Photos: These African athletes made history at Tokyo 2020 Uche Eke, Nigeria: The young athlete became the The young athlete became the first gymnast to qualify and compete for Nigeria at the Olympics. Hide Caption 8 of 11Photos: These African athletes made history at Tokyo 2020 Selemon Barega, Ethiopia: Crossing the finish line ahead of Ugandans Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo, Barega captured the gold medal in the men's 10,000 meters.
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