Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya sets a new world record in the Berlin Marathon with a time of 20109

Eliud Kipchoge, a two-time Olympic champion, broke his own world record in the Berlin Marathon

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Last year, strict restrictions reduced participant numbers by nearly half, and the 2020 race was canceled due to the pandemic

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Kipchoge and Belihu ran the half marathon in 59:51. Abel, a Kenyan runner, and Adola

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Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya sets a new world record in the Berlin Marathon with a time of 2:01:09

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