Kenyan runner Kipchoge breaks his own world record in Berlin Marathon

Kenyan runner Kipchoge breaks his own world record in Berlin Marathon

Eliud Kipchoge beats his own record by 30 seconds, running 2 hours, 1 minute, and 10 seconds

By Emre Asikci

ISTANBUL (AA) - Kenyan long-distance runner Eliud Kipchoge on Sunday broke his own world record in the Berlin Marathon.

"I am overjoyed to have broken the world record in Berlin. I wanted to run the first half so fast," he said after the race.

Kipchoge, 37, crowned the 48th edition of the marathon with a world record of two hours, one minute and 10 seconds. He beat his own best time, which he achieved in Berlin in 2018, by exactly half a minute.

His countryman Mark Korir finished in second place with 2:05:58, with Tadu Abate of Ethiopia third with 2:06:28.

In the women's category, Ethiopia's Tigist Assefa won the race with a time of 2:15:37.

Second-place Rosemary Wanjiru of Kenya finished with 2.18.00 while third-place Tigist Abayechew of Ethiopia trailed three seconds behind.

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