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Marathon world record falls in Berlin
The new mark shaves 21 seconds off the previous best.
By Kwame Mensah
Newsmonger
Published July 5, 2026Updated September 9, 2026 1 min read 9.1K views
Conditions were described as near-perfect.
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Kwame MensahSports editor covering football, athletics and the Olympics.
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