37-year-old leads Ethiopian sweep of podium in men’s raceAshete Bekere wins women’s race after sprint finishKenenisa Bekele missed out on the world record by just two seconds as he completed a remarkable comeback to win the
Berlin Marathon on Sunday.
The 37-year-old, who was 13 seconds off the lead late in the race, led an Ethiopian sweep of the podium as he crossed the line in two hours, one minute and 41 seconds, claiming the first prize, missing out on a bonus of 50,000 euros he would have received for breaking Eliud Kipchoge’s world record, set by the Kenyan on the same course last year.