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Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge clocks 2:01:09 for world record in Berlin Marathon

BERLIN — He's done it again.

Two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge bettered his own world record in the Berlin Marathon on Sunday.

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.

«My legs and my body still feel young,» the 37-year-old Kipchoge said. «But the most important thing is my mind, and that also feels fresh and young. I'm so happy to break the world record.»

Ethiopia'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. It was the third fastest time ever.

«I wasn't afraid of my rivals, even though they had faster times than me,» Assefa said.

Kenya's Rosemary Wanjiru was second on her debut in 2:18:00 — the second fastest debut ever run — just ahead of Kenyan runner Tigist Abayechew in 2:18:03.

Conditions in the German capital were ideal for fast racing — cool, around 52 degrees (11 degrees Celsius) after a night of showers, with no more precipitation and no wind. Some 45,527 runners from 157 nations were registered to take part in the first Berlin Marathon without restrictions since the coronavirus pandemic began.

Participant numbers were reduced by nearly half under strict restrictions last year, and the 2020 race was called off due to the pandemic.

Kipchoge set off at a furious pace on Sunday, covering the first 10 kilometers in just 28:23 and clocking 42:32 at the 15k-mark, hinting at a sub two-hour attempt. He broke the two-hour barrier in Vienna in 2019 when he ran 1:59:40 in a race that did not conform to regulations.

Defending champion Guye Adola and Ethiopian compatriot Andamlak Belihu managed to keep pace, initially, but Adola

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