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FILE: Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele crosses the finish line to win the Berlin Marathon on 29 September 2019 in Berlin. Picture: AFP

Berlin marathon

Bekele to attempt marathon world record after COVID scare

By AFP

The 39-year-old Ethiopian came within just two seconds of Eliud Kipchoge's current men's world record of two hours, one minute and 39 seconds when he won the...

  • FILE: Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele crosses the finish line to win the Berlin Marathon on 29 September 2019 in Berlin. Picture: AFP

    Berlin Marathon will not be held in September

    Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele won the race for the second time in 2019, missing out on the world record by just two seconds.

    758 days ago
  • The marathon world records for men and women since 1983. Picture: AFP

    Fleet feet: Fastest marathon times since 1983

    The marathon world records for men and women since 1983.

    949 days ago
  • Kenenisa Bekele. Picture: AFP

    Bekele wins Berlin marathon, misses record by two seconds

    Bekele left it late to hit the lead, overtaking countryman Birhanu Legese on the 38th kilometre before hitting top speed as he chased the world record of 2:01:39 set in Berlin last year by Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge.

    964 days ago
  • FILE: Ethiopian runner Eliud Kipchoge wins the 2017 Berlin Marathon on 24 September 2017. Picture: AFP.

    Two-hour mark tipped to tumble, but not for another decade

    Eliud Kipchoge’s record time in Berlin has ignited talk in the athletics world of whether the Kenyan, or perhaps someone else, can dip under two hours sooner rather than later.

    1234 days ago
  • FILE: Kenya’s Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge. Picture: @EliudKipchoge/Twitter.

    Kenyan Kipchoge shatters marathon world record in Berlin

    The 33-year-old, widely seen as the greatest marathon runner of the modern era, ran an official time of time of two hours, one minute and 39 seconds.

    1342 days ago
  • Kaizer Chiefs supporters celebrate a goal at Coca-Cola Park. Orlando Pirates won 2-1. Picture: EWN

    [WATCH] Your weekend sport in 60 seconds

    Springboks, Kaizer Chiefs and Berlin Marathon: EWN Sport's Philasande Sixaba takes a look at the sporting weekend ahead.

    1344 days ago
  • FILE: Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge crosses the finish line to win the elite men's race of the 2018 London Marathon in central London on 22 April 2018. Picture: AFP

    Kenya's Kipchoge eyes marathon world record in Berlin on Sunday

    The 33-year-old, widely seen as the greatest marathon runner of the modern era, has won almost every major marathon on the calendar.

    1346 days ago
  • Ethiopian runner Eliud Kipchoge wins the 2017 Berlin Marathon on 24 September 2017. Picture: AFP

    Kipchoge wins Berlin Marathon

    Earlier this year, Kipchoge came close to a sub-two-hour marathon during the Nike Breaking2 project though his time is not an official world record due to aspects of the event not satisfying IAAF criteria.

    1699 days ago
  • FILE: Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge. Picture: Twitter.

    Stellar Berlin marathon trio sets sights on world record

    Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge has the marathon world record firmly in his sights in Berlin on Sunday as he attempts a sub-two-hour race.

    1701 days ago
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