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Berlin Marathon: Classy line-up whets Berlin’s WR appetite

Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya wins the men's race in the 2016 London Marathon in London, Sunday, April 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

There are high expectations as the 44th Berlin Marathon gets underway on Sunday.

The course, which has 19 turns, will see three best talents square it out – greatest marathoner of all time Eliud Kipchoge, greatest runner of all time Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia, and Wilson Kipsang, the former world record holder.

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