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Eliud Kipchoge wins fifth title, Ethiopia's Assefa sets new women record in Berlin Marathon

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World record holder Eliud Kipchoge.

World record holder Eliud Kipchoge has won his fifth at the Berlin Marathon as Ethiopia's Assefa Tigst set a new record for women's mixed-race world record.

Kipchoge, who made his sixth appearance at the German flagship 42km contest, won in 2:02:42. Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie won four times.

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