Ethiopian star Kenenisa Bekele wins Berlin Marathon . He finishes 2:01:41 just two seconds shy from the world record held by Eliud Kipchoge. The Olympics winner and the 5 and 10 thousand record holder Kennenisa was absent for a while from running and this was a dramatic come back
Bekele told Reuters that this is the beginning of a future “I will not give up .This is encouraging for the future” he says .
Fellow. Ethiopians Birhanu Legese and Sisay Lemma finished second and third completing an Ethiopian sweep.
In the women’s Marathon, Ashete Bekere finished first while Mare Dibaba came secomd in an all Ethiopian victory .