Athletics: Kipchoge breaks his marathon world record in Berlin – rts.ch

Eliud Kipchoge did it! The double Olympic champion improved his own marathon world record in Berlin to bring it to 2:01:09.

The 37 year old Kenyan had already established the previous brand (2h01’39”) on the flat course of the German captain, in September 2018. He has now won 17 out of the 19 marathons he has run.

Eliud Kipchoge started on an ultra-fast basis, passing in 59’51” at the halfway point, much faster than during his 2018 record (1h01’06”). He might not keep up this pace, which would have allowed him to go under 2 hours, but did not miss the opportunity to strike a new blow.

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Published at 11:27 Amended at 11:53

Assefa wins in the ladies

Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa won the women’s Berlin Marathon on Sunday, covering the distance in 2 hours, 15 minutes and 37 seconds, the third best time in history. She beat Kenyan Rosemary Wanjiru, who clocked 2:18:00, and another Ethiopian, Tigist Abayechew (2:18:03).