Berlin Sep 24 (IANS) Kenyan long-distance runner Eliud Kipchoge won the Berlin Marathon on Sunday but failed to break the world record.
The 32-year-old runner clocked a time of 2:03:31 hours some 35 seconds slower than the world record his countryman Dennis Kimmeto set reports Efe.
Kipchoge the 2016 Rio Olympics gold medallist was not the only one attempting to break the world record in Berlin. Kenyan Wilson Kipsang and Ethiopian Kenenusa Bekele had the same aim.
A tough fight among the three was expected but Kipsang and Bekele were no match for Kipchoge s speed.
In his debut Ethiopia s Guy Adola challenged Kipchoge but the Kenyan left him behind.
Adola finished second with a time of 2:03:46 hours.
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