![]() ![]() Having slowed slightly in the second half of the race he still powered through the final 500-metre sprint. 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. He gradually shook off last year’s winner Guye Adola but fellow Ethiopian Andamlak Belihu refused to buckle, even as they raced through the halfway mark in a time of 59.10.īelihu finally dropped back around the 27 kilometre-mark as Kipchoge pushed on for the record. ![]() Only a handful of runners could keep up with Kipchoge in the early stages, along with the group of pacemakers. Sport unites people and that is what motivates me.” “What motivates is my family I and I want to inspire young people. ![]()
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