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BMW BERLIN-MARATHON on Sunday:
Eliud Kipchoge ready for fast times in Berlin
Eliud Kipchoge is ready for a very fast race in the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON on Sunday, which may lead him to break the world record for the second time. The double Olympic champion set the current world record of 2:01:39 in Berlin four years ago and broke the two-hour barrier when he ran 1:59:40.2 in a race in Vienna in 2019, which did not conform to regulations, will start as the clear favorite.
Organizers of the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON have registered 45,527 runners from 157 nations for the 48th edition of the event. Germany’s most spectacular road race is part of the Abbott World Marathon Majors (AWMM) and is also a Platinum Label Road Race of the international athletics federation, World Athletics.
When he spoke two days before the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON, the 37-year-old Kenyan held back from making any hard and fast promises. “I’d like to thank the organizers for letting me race again in Berlin after four years and expect a very good race. I’ve trained well as usual – every training day is a challenge.”In response to the question at the press conference, about what would be “a very good race” for him, Eliud Kipchoge answered: “A very good race is a good race.” That got the audience on his side before he added: “I want to inspire people, and if a course record comes out of this at the end, I will appreciate it,” added this outstanding athlete. It should be noted that the course record is the world record, but Eliud Kipchoge was careful not to utter these words.
The world record holder, whose career so far has brought him victory in all but two of his 18 marathons, could well achieve his fourth win in Berlin after taking the title in 2015, 2017, and 2018. That would bring him equal with the Ethiopian legend Haile Gebrselassie as the two men with the most wins in Berlin. If the world athlete of the year for 2018 and 2019 is in world record form, Eliud Kipchoge should prove unbeatable on Sunday. On the other hand, the elite field has plenty of strength in depth. Heading the list of challengers is last year’s champion Guye Adola from Ethiopia, winning the title in…
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