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| Dennis Kimetto holds up the Kenyan flag as he celebrates winning the 41st Berlin marathon in a world record of two hours, two minutes and 57 seconds. [PHOTO: REUTERS] |
Kenya’s newly crowned Berlin Marathon champion Dennis Kimetto wrote his name in history when he set a new world record mark of 2:02.57 on Sunday.
He also became the first man to complete a marathon in under two hours, three minutes. His run made him 75,000 dollars richer as the first finisher and will add another 68,000 dollars for the world record. Moreover, Kimetto has placed himself at the top of the World Marathon Majors (WMM) leader board with 75 points.
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