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Kipchoge chalks up fifth title at Berlin Marathon

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Eliud Kipchoge crosses the finishing line to win his fifth Berlin Marathon title on Sunday.[Faceebook,Eliud Kipchoge]

World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge notched up a record fifth victory at the 49th Berlin Marathon, a World Athletics Platinum Label road race, on Sunday.

Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa successfully defended her BMW Berlin Marathon title in style, smashing the world record with 2:11:53.

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