Kenya's Kipchoge Eyes World Record at Berlin Marathon

Published by Xinhua on September 21, 2015

NAIROBI, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Chicago and London Marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya will be racing against time in his attempt to break the Berlin course record and set a new world record on Sunday.

Kipchoge will have Emmanuel Mutai and Geoffrey Mutai, both from Kenya, as his main challengers while Gladys Cherono will be the top candidate in the women' s field. The quartet is due to depart for Berlin on Tuesday.

"I want the world record of course. It is what everyone is talking about. But the important thing first is to win the race and let the record fall in place by itself," said Kipchoge, Monday in Eldoret.