Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie broke his own world record on Sunday at the Berlin Marathon.
The 35-year-old clocked a time of two hours three minutes 59 seconds to beat the time of 2:04:26 he set in Berlin 12 months ago. He is the first man to run under two hours four minutes.
"I am so, so happy, everything was perfect, the weather was perfect, the spectators were perfect, everything - I am so happy," said Gebrselassie.
"I knew before I came here I could do something special, if you look from the beginning, everyone in Berlin seems to come and watch the race, it's a wonderful feeling."
Kenya's James Kwambai finished second in a time of 2hrs 5mins 36secs and his compatriot Charles Kamathi was third in 2hrs 7mins 48secs.
Germany's Irina Mikitenko, who won the London Marathon earlier this year, won the women's race in a time of 2hrs 19mins 18secs which was a personal best and the fastest time in the world this year.
Source: Xinhua
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