Eliud Kipchoge sprints to victory at Berlin Marathon, breaks world record [Photos]

Eliud Kipchoge signals to the crowd as he almost finishes the race [Courtesy]

The world as left in awe after Eliud Kipchoge won the 45th edition of the BMW Berlin Marathon in Germany on Sunday, smashing the world record at just 2:01:39.

Kipchoge, who won in Berlin in 2015, defeated Kenya’s Amos Kipruto who finished the race in 2:06:20. 2013 Berlin Marathon champion Wilson Kipsang came in third in 2:06:47.

Following his lovely performance, the 33-year-old said that he would defend his title in 2019 hoping to break his current record.

"I had great belief that I could achieve this feat and running a sub 2 hours two minutes was simply amazing and I believe I can still go below that with such good conditions. I could have posted better times if he went with the pacesetters up to 30km mark,” said an elated Kipchoge after the race.

Here are some photos showing the best moments during the race:

Eliud started the race on a high note [Courtesy] 

Kipchoge still in the lead after one hour [Courtesy] 

Kipchoge leaves his pacesetters behind and starts to focus on the finish line [Courtesy] 

Almost at the finish line, Kipchoge starts to celebrates [Courtesy] 

2:01:39 - Kipchoge crosses the finish line, breaking the World Record [Courtesy] 

He goes down on his knees and thanks the Lord [Courtesy] 

New World Record!! [Courtesy] 

Fans couldn't help but ask for a selfie with the best runner in the world [Couretsy]