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Marius Kipserem sets new course record to win Rotterdam marathon

Marius Kipserem begins to celebrate as he crosses the finish line to win the 2018 Adnoc Abu Dhabi Marathon [Courtesy]

Kenya’s Marius Kipserem set a new course record to win the Rotterdam Marathon on Sunday in two hours, four minutes and 11 seconds, his second success in four years.

The previous course record had stood for 10 years after Kenyan Duncan Kibet ran 2:04:27 to win in 2009. Yet that time always looked under threat as the frontrunners set a quick pace of 1:02:16 at the halfway mark.

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