What is the marathon world record?

2 hours, 01 minutes and 39 seconds.

Erud Kipchoge, the Kenyan marathoner, has been a shining star in international athletics since he won the gold medal in the 5,000 meters at the 2003 World Athletics Championships race at age 19. The Kenyan nation rejoiced and soon the city of Nairobi had a street named after him to commemorate the great victory.

On September 16, 2018, at the Berlin Marathon Kipchoge won in 2 hours, 01 minutes and 39 seconds and set a new marathon world record.

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November 16, 2017 - The annual awards ceremony of the Association of International Marathon and Road Running (AIMS) was held in Athens, Greece, recently, where the best male marathoner in the world in 2017 was awarded to Kipchoge, making it the third time he has won the honor.

Kipchoge, a 33-year-old from Kenya, came close to setting a new world record at the 2017 "Break 2" Challenge with a time of 2 hours, 00 minutes and 25 seconds, and set a new world record at the Berlin Marathon in September when he ran 2 hours, 03 minutes and 32 seconds in the rain. s world best time.

In December 2018, he was named one of the top 10 international athletes of 2018 by the sports department of Xinhua News Agency.

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