Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge won the Berlin race in 2 hours, 1 minute, 39 seconds on Sunday. BERLIN — Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge set a marathon world record, winning the Berlin race in 2 hours, 1 minute, 39 seconds on Sunday. The 33-year-old broke the previous world record set in Berlin by fellow Kenyan Dennis Kimetto in 2014 by 1 minute and 18 seconds. Mild temperatures and little to no wind gave the runners of the 45th Berlin marathon an advantage over last year, when rain slowed the race. Gladys Cherono won the women's race in 2 hours, 18 minutes, 11 seconds, a women's record for the Berlin marathon.

Source: Ethiopian News September 16, 2018 15:22 UTC