Wilson Kipsang breaks men's marathon world record in Berlin

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The Kenyan long distance runner Wilson Kipsang claimed the men's marathon world record by 15 seconds as he stormed to the Berlin title on Sunday.

The 31-year-old Kipsang clocked a time of 2hr 3min 22sec to better the previous mark set by his compatriot Patrick Makau in the same race two years ago.

Results from the Berlin marathon

1 Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich (Kenya) 2:03:23 WR 2 Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) 2:04:05 3 Geoffrey Kipsang (Kenya) 2:06:26 4 Stephen Kwelio Chemlany (Kenya) 2:07:44 5 Maswai Kiptanui (Kenya) 2:08:52 6 Marilson dos Santos (Brazil) 2:09:24 7 Suehiro Ishikawa (Japan) 2:10:24 8 Koji Kobayashi (Japan) 2:11:31

Source: Theguardian