Winner of the women's race Ethiopia's Tigist Assefa (left) and winner of the men's race Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge celebrate on the podium with their trophies after the Berlin Marathon on September 24, 2023 in Berlin, Germany. Assefa smashed the women's marathon world record in Berlin, winning in 2hr 11min 53sec, more than two minutes ahead of the previous mark. Kipchoge's fifth win in Berlin takes him past Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie's four victories.
Kipchoge, who is also the world marathon record holder, dropped Ethiopia's Derseh Kindie at the 32 kilometre mark to run a solo race all the way to the finish line
His fifth title makes him the most successful athlete in Berlin Marathon, one better than Ethiopian legend Haile Gebrselassie who has four titles to his name
After dropping Kindie, Kipchoge took control of the race to finish first ahead of compatriot Vincent Kipkemboi who capped a fantastic marathon debut with an impressive time of 2:03:13
Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa made history with an extraordinary world record, Eliud Kipchoge triumphed for the fifth time as Amanal Petros broke the German record in a pulsating Berlin Marathon that saw Uasin Gishu Governor Jonathan Bii and German Ambassador to Kenya Sebastian Groth join in frenzied celebrations in Eldoret on Sunday.
It was a dream script as NTV’s live broadcast of the 49th edition of the Berlin race attracted a massive street party in Eldoret, the self-proclaimed “City of Champions” in a day of celebration that also saw decorated Kenyan star Faith Kipyegon join fellow elites in the launch of a “Wall of Fame” at Eldoret’s Eka Hotel moments after Kipchoge breasted the tape at the finish line to win in another amazing time of two hours, two minutes and 42 seconds.
