Double Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge breaks the WORLD RECORD during his fifth Berlin Marathon

Two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge broke the world record during his fifth Berlin marathon on Sunday.

Kipchoge – who set the previous world record in Berlin in 2018 with a time of 2:01.39 – crossed the line at 2:01:10 on Sunday morning.

Kipchoge’s fourth win in Berlin also matched Haile Gebrselassie’s achievement, who won the 2006-2009 race.

Kipchoge, who turns 38 in November, did not compete at the World Championships in Eugene this summer.

However, he did compete in the Tokyo Marathon in March and broke the course record with 2:02:40, the fourth fastest time in history.

As a result, Kipchoge has now won 15 of his 17 career marathons, including two Olympic gold medals and 10 major titles.

Kipchoge set the previous world record in Berlin in 2018, but beat it on Sunday

With his fourth win in Berlin, he also equaled the achievement of Haile Gebrselassie

In Sunday’s race, Kipchoge bypassed last year’s winner Guye Adola and his compatriot Andamlak Belihu.

Kipchoge completed the first 10km of the race in just 28:23 and then set a time of 42:32 at the 15km mark.

Kipchoge persevered and clocked a time of 59:51 for the first half of the 26.2 mile course in Berlin.

It was clear that the 37-year-old had hit a record time and fans were behind him every step of the way.

Kipchoge bypassed last year’s winner Guye Adola and his compatriot Andamlak Belihu

However, it started to slow down after the last pacemaker dropped out at 25 km. As a result, he ran the second half of the marathon in 61:18.

Still, he finished almost five minutes ahead of his Kenyan compatriot Mark Korir – who set a time of 2:05:58.