Flash: Kenenisa Bekele wins Berlin Marathon in 2:03:03

Sunday, 25 September 2016

Legendary distance runner Kenenisa Bekele beat former world record holder Wilson Kipsang of Kenya to claim the 2016 Berlin marathon title on Sunday, September 25.

Running under perfect weather conditions Bekele clocked a new personal best and a new Ethiopian record of 2:03:03 to beat former world record holder Wilson Kipsang by 10 seconds. The third place won Kenya's Evans Chebet with a time of 2:05:31.

Bekele's winning time in Berlin is the second fastest ever in history of marathon running.

World record in the men's marathon is 2:02:57 which was set 2 years ago on the same course by Dennis Kimetto of kenya.

Ethiopian women swept the podium as the 2012 champion Ethiopian Aberu Kebede took the Berlin title in 2:20:45 followed by Birhane Dibaba (2:23:58) and Ruti Aga (2:24:41).

Men's top results Berlin Marathon 2016

1	Bekele, Kenenisa (ETH)	02:03:03
2	Kipsang, Wilson (KEN)	02:03:13
3	Chebet, Evans (KEN)	02:05:31
4	Lemma, Sisay (ETH)	02:06:56
5	Kiptanui, Eliud (KEN)	02:07:47
6	Ronoh, Geoffrey (KEN)	02:09:29
7	Lagat, Alfers (KEN)	02:09:46
8	Gebregergish, Yohanes (ERI)	02:09:48
9	Kendagor, Jacob (KEN)	02:10:01
10	Simotwo, Suleiman (KEN)	02:10:22
11	Kiptoo, Mark (KEN)	02:10:24
12	Mutai, Emmanuel (KEN)	02:10:29
13	Kawauchi, Yuki (JPN)	02:11:03
14	Ekvall, Mikael (SWE)	02:13:16

Women's top Results Berlin Marathon 2016

1	Kebede, Aberu (ETH)	02:20:45
2	Dibaba, Birhane (ETH)	02:23:58
3	Aga, Ruti (ETH)	02:24:41
4	Iwade, Reia (JPN)	02:28:16
5	Heinig, Katharina (GER)	02:28:34
6	Ronoh, Janet (KEN)	02:29:35
7	Dolinin, Elena (ISR)	02:35:59
8	Fien, Cassie (AUS)	02:37:28
9	McCarthy, Claire (IRL)	02:38:00
10	Ganiel, Gladys (IRL)	02:39:10