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: