Ethiopians Milkesa Mengesha and Tigist Ketema claimed the top honours in the 50th-anniversary race of the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON.
The race won run in excellent weather conditions, cool and sunny.
Mengesha triumphed in 2:03:17, the third fastest time in the world this year. Tigist Ketema dominated the women’s race for victory in 2:16:42, the third fastest women’s time in the 50-year history of the race. The anniversary edition attracted 58,212 starters from 161 countries.
