Double Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge has Sunday afternoon won the 2023 Berlin Marathon.

The world record holder clocked 2:02:42 to retain his title, extending his Berlin Marathon wins to a record five, surpassing legendary Haile Gebrselassie's record of four titles at the Berlin capital.

Debutant Vincent Kipkemboi came in second in 2:03:13 as Ethiopian Tadese Takele, another debutant settled for third in 2:03:24

Making his sixth appearance on the streets of Berlin, Kipchoge made his intentions of winning the race clear when he surged forward from the onset.

Kipchoge passed the halfway mark in a remarkable one hour and 22 minutes which was still inside his own world record mark of 2:01:09 he set in last year’s race.

The 38-year old had an unfamiliar company in Derseh Kindie of Ethiopia who finally ran out of gas in the 30km mark leaving Kipchoge to compete against time in the last 12km.

“I was expecting to break the world record but it didn’t go as planned and that is sport. For me every race is a lesson,” Kipchoge said.

Having openly revealed his intentions of defending his Olympic crown in next year’s Games in Paris, Kipchoge is still chasing more history.

“I want to really concentrate and put all the experience on the Olympics and try to be on the podium or try to win for the third time and write more history,” he said.

Ethiopia's Tigist Assefa smashed the women's marathon record, winning in 2:11:53, more than two minutes ahead of the previous mark set by Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei at the 2019 Chicago Marathon.

Kenya’s Sheila Chepkirui who was making her third appearance over the 42km race came home second in 2:17:49 as Magdalena Shauri of Tanzania clocked 2:18:41 to finish third.