Berlin: Kenyan legend Eliud Kipchoge broke his world record in the marathon. The star broke the world record at the Berlin Marathon in Germina. The new time is two hours one minute and 09 seconds. Kipchoge, 37, finished 30 seconds off the world record set four years ago in Berlin.
He is a gold medalist at the Rio and Tokyo Olympic marathons. You have won 15 of your 17 career marathons. Kenya’s Mark Korir himself finished four minutes and 49 seconds behind Kipchoge to take silver. Ethiopian Tadu Abate, who he was following, also won bronze. Thigist Aseefah of Ethiopia finished in two hours, 15 minutes and 37 seconds to win the women’s gold. Rose Marie Wanjiru of Kenya won silver in two hours 18 minutes 00 seconds and Ethiopian Tigist Abayechu won bronze in two minutes 18 minutes 03 seconds.
The course of the Berlin marathon is smooth. Therefore, breaking records here is not a new sight. This is the twelfth time that the world record has been broken at the Berlin Marathon. Three of them belonged to female players.
Tens of thousands of people from 157 countries came to participate in the marathon. This number of people registered after the removal of restrictions due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus. Kipchoge finished the Vienna Marathon in October 2019 in less than two hours. He is the first athlete to finish the marathon in less than two hours.
The match was not considered official as there were no opponents. Despite its marathon legend, Kipchoge’s regular training ground is the village of Kaptagat in southwestern Kenya. At an altitude of 2400 meters above sea level, Kaptagat is the country’s training ground for medium and long distance runners. Kipchoge regularly practices with them. Kipchoge holds yet another record. He became the second player to win the Berlin Marathon four times. This feat was first achieved by Ethiopian Haile Gebriselassie. Selassie set world records here in the 2007 and 2008 seasons.
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