Eliud Kipchoge sets Melbourne Marathon record with 2:09:10 victory

Kenyan long-distance runner Eliud Kipchoge won the Melbourne Marathon on Sunday in 2 hours, 9 minutes and 10 seconds.
The time was two seconds inside the previous race record, set by a fellow Kenyan in 2022.
The 41-year-old even slowed to wave at spectators inside the stadium during the final half-lap.
Australia’s Thomas Do Canto finished second, while New Zealand’s Camille French won the women’s race.

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