Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge betters his own marathon world record by 30 seconds with victory in Berlin Two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge betters his own marathon world record by 30 seconds with victory in BerlinKenyan Eliud Kipchoge has broken his own world-record Marathon time by 30 seconds in Berlin, running the 26.2m course in 2:01:09. Only a handful of runners could keep up with Kipchoge along with the group of pacemakers. Kipchoge celebrates another world recordBelihu finally dropped back around the 27 kilometre-mark as Kipchoge pushed on for the record. The Kenyan, who retained his Olympic at the Tokyo Games last year, had fallen short of his world mark by just over a minute at the Tokyo Marathon in March, but he was not to be denied in Berlin. Asked whether he would attempt a sub-two hour run in Berlin next year, Kipchoge said: "Let us plan for another day.

Source: Ethiopian News September 25, 2022 11:36 UTC