Patrick Makau held off fellow Kenyan Geoffrey Mutai to win the Berlin Marathon on Sunday in a sprint finish.
Makau claimed victory in a time of 2 hours, 5 minutes and 8 seconds, over two minutes slower than the record of Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie, who ran the race in 2:03.59 hours in 2008.
Mutai came in two seconds behind Makau with Bazu Worku of Ethiopia third.
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Around 40,000 runners took part in the 37th Berlin Marathon through the streets of the German capital in rainy conditions.
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