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Kenya’s Rotich breaks Bekele’s Paris Marathon Course Record

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Kenya’s Rotich breaks Bekele’s Paris Marathon Course Record

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 17 – Kenya’s Elisha Rotich lowered Kenenisa Bekele’s seven-year Paris Marathon Course Record after clocking 2hrs, 04mins, 21secs to win the 2021 race on Sunday morning.

Rotich took almost a minute off the record, with Bekele having timed 2hrs, 05mins, 04secs to win the race in 2014.

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