CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -With 15 wins from 17 marathon attempts and two Olympic gold medals, the world has become used to witnessing Kenyan marathon king Eliud Kipchoge embody his catchphrase “Impossible is Nothing” over the 42.195 km marathon distance.

Detailed explanation-2: -Eliud Kipchoge’s world marathon record of 2 hours 01min 09sec, set in Berlin on September 25 last year, has been ratified by World Athletics. The performance by Kenya’s 38-year-old double Olympic champion took 30 seconds off the previous mark he had set in the same city on September 16 2018.

Detailed explanation-3: -Two-time Olympic winner, Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge, has beaten his personal best and set a new world record in Sunday’s Berlin marathon.