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Tuesday 1 October 2013

Kipsang Sets World Record at Berlin Marathon



Kenyan Wilson Kipsang was taking part in the BMW Berlin Marathon. The 31-year-old knocked 15 seconds off the earlier world record The 31-year-old clocked a time of two hours, three minutes, 23 seconds to better the previous mark set by Patrick Makau two years ago.

Fellow Kenyans Eliud Kipchoge (2:04:05) and Geoffrey Kipsang (2:06:26) finished second and third respectively.

On Sunday, Wilson Kipsang of Kenya set a world record of 2 hours 3 minutes 23 seconds at the Berlin Marathon. He shaved 15 seconds off the earlier record of 2:03:38, set two years ago in Berlin by his countryman Patrick Makau, who did not take part Sunday because of injury.