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Kipchoge to pocket millions after Berlin Marathon win
Double Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge has broken his own men’s marathon world record at Sunday’s race in Berlin that he had set 4 years ago.
Eliud Kipchoge will return home with over 10 million shillings in prize after being crowded the winner of the 48th edition of the Berlin Marathon held on September 25, 2022 in Germany.
The two-time olympic marathon winner clocked 2:01:09 setting a new world record beating his previous record he set 4 years ago on the same ground by 30seconds.
The elite runner will take home 3 million shillings for winning the race and 6.8 million shillings for breaking the world record. He will also receive 4.1 million shillings for the time bonus.
Mark Korir who finished second in the race will pocket 1.37 million shillings in prize money. In the women’s category Ethopia’s, Tigist Assefa won the race ahead of Kenya’s Rosemary Wanjiru in a course record time of 2:15:37.
The Ethiopian will take home 2.35 million shillings and 3.5 million shillings as a time bonus. Rosemary, who made her marathon debut will take home 1.17 million shillings.
Eliud Kipchoge, 37-years old, still remain the only human in the history of marathon to run in under the 2hour mark setting a record time 1:59:40 in Vienna, Austria last year.
Kenya and Ethopia remain a dominant force in marathon.
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