Athletics - Berlin Marathon - Berlin, Germany - September 29, 2019 Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele wins the men's elite race REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
BERLIN (Reuters) - Former Olympic and world champion Kenenisa Bekele staged a thrilling comeback to win the Berlin marathon on Sunday, dramatically missing out on the world record by two seconds after recording the second fastest time ever.
Ethiopian Bekele, winner in Berlin in 2016 and world record holder over 5,000 and 10,000 metres, finished in two hours, one minute and 41 seconds, agonisingly close to Eliud Kipchoge's world record time despite a full sprint in the final 400 metres.
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