BMW BERLIN-MARATHON

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#berlinmarathon We now end the live reporting, please check the website later for reports and official results.

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#berlinmarathon Official Women Results:

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#berlinmarathon Official Men Results:

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#berlinmarathon unofficial women's finishing times:

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#berlinmarathon Germany's Melat Kejeta finished in 11th position with 2:23:40 (unofficial).

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#berlinmarathon Tigist Ketema wins the 50th BMW BERLIN-MARATHON with 2:16:42 (unofficial), which is the third fastest winning time in the history of the race.

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#berlinmarathon Tigist Ketema is one kilometre away from the finish line. She will finish in around 2:16:30.

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#berlinmarathon Sebastian Hendel came through to become the fastest German in 16th position with a huge personal best. He crossed the line in 2:07:33. Hendrik Pfeiffer was 23rd in 2:08:20 while Filimon Abraham slowed dramatically in the final section.

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#berlinmarathon In 6th position Japan's Yohei Ikeda clocks 2:05:12 and misses the Japanese record by only 16 seconds (time still unofficial).

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#berlinmarathon unofficial men's finishing times

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#berlinmarathon Milkesha Mengesha takes the 50th edition of the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON with 2:03:17 (unofficial).

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#berlinmarathon Approaching the Brandenburg Gate Mengesha is a few meters ahead.

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#berlinmarathon One kilometre to go and Cybrian Kotut and Milkesha Mengesha are together in the lead.

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#berlinmarathon Stephen Kiprop is struggling since Kotut and Mengesha are running faster now.

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#berlinmarathon Alew looses some ground now and looks behind.

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#berlinmarathon Four men are in the lead now at almost 40k: Kiprop, Kotut, Mengesha and Alew.

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#berlinmarathon Tadese Takele, the one with the fastest PB in the field, has lost contact.

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#berlinmarathon Kibiwott Kandie is dropped again after he missed a bottle. Six runners are in the lead at 35k (1:42:14 now points to 2:03:15).

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#berlinmarathon Tigist Ketema is through 30k in 1:36:59. Well behind her are three fellow-Ethiopians: Bosena Mulatie, Aberu Ayana and Mestawot Fikir passed this point in 1:38:52. Melat Kejeta is in 11th with 1:40:03 (2:20:42 pace, no German record today).