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Kipsang smashes marathon world record in Berlin
September 29, 2013 15:19 IST
Kenyan Wilson Kipsang smashed the marathon world record by 15 seconds as he stormed to the Berlin title on Sunday.
The 31-year-old Kipsang clocked a time of two hours three minutes and 22 seconds to better the previous mark set by compatriot Patrick Makau in the same race two years ago.
Image: Wilson Kipsang of Kenya (second right) crosses the finish line behind a disrupter at the 40th Berlin marathon
Photograph: Tobias Schwarz/Reuters
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