Kenya's Sawe and Wanjiru win Berlin marathons

Kenya made it a cleanable expanse astatine nan Berlin Marathon pinch Sabastian Sawe winning nan men's title and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing successful nan women's.

Sawe vanished successful 2 hours, 2 minutes and 16 seconds to make it 3 wins successful his first 3 marathons.

The 30-year-old, who was victorious astatine this year's London Marathon, group a sizzling gait arsenic he near nan section down and ran overmuch of nan title surrounded only by his pacesetters.

Japan's Akasaki Akira came 2nd aft a powerful second half of nan race, finishing almost 4 minutes down Sawe, while Ethiopia's Chimdessa Debele followed successful third.

"I did my champion and I americium happy for this performance," said Sawe.

"I americium truthful happy for this year. I felt good but you cannot alteration nan weather. Next twelvemonth will beryllium better."

Sawe had Kelvin Kiptum's 2023 world grounds of 2:00:35 successful his sights erstwhile he reached halfway successful 1:00:12, but faded towards nan end.

In nan women's race, Wanjiru sped distant from nan lead battalion aft 25 kilometers earlier finishing successful 2:21:05.

Ethiopia's Dera Dida followed 3 seconds down Wanjiru, pinch Azmera Gebru - besides of Ethiopia - coming 3rd successful 2:21:29.

Wanjiru's clip was 12 minutes slower than compatriot Ruth Chepng'etich's world grounds of 2:09:56, which she group successful Chicago successful 2024.