Rainy Berlin dampens marathon world record bidMICHAEL DALDER/ REUTERS Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge celebrates winning the Berlin Marathon. Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge has missed out in a bid to set a new world record, but staved off a surprise challenge from Ethiopian debutant Guye Adola to win an enthralling Berlin marathon. MICHAEL DALDER/ REUTERS Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge crosses the Berlin Marathon finish line by the Brandenburg Gate. The rainy conditions soon took their toll, however, and the elite men had drifted outside world record pace by the 12km mark. Cherono was unchallenged en route to her second win in the German capital but was a minute slower than two years ago.

Source: Stuff September 24, 2017 19:07 UTC