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Dennis Kimetto breaks marathon world record

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Dennis Kimetto becomes the first man to complete a marathon in under two hours and three minutes with victory in Berlin.

Kenyan Dennis Kimetto has broken the marathon world record in Berlin with a time of 2:02:57.

Kenya's Dennis Kimetto poses with his gold medal next to a display showing the time in which he won the 41th edition of the Berlin Marathon in Berlin on September 28, 2014© Getty Images

The 30-year-old is the first man to have run a marathon in under two hours and three minutes and broke Wilson Kipsang's record by 26 seconds.

Fellow Kenyan Emmanuel Mutai finished in second with a time of 2:03:13.

Kimetto had previously finished second in the 2012 Berlin Marathon.

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