Berlin prepares for its new edition of the marathon this Sunday from 8:30 am The prestigious test, which is part of Abbott World Marathon Majors and having seen the world record fall on more than ten occasions, he celebrates his 50th race with 40,000 runners and a competitive list of elite athletes.
The Ethiopian Tadese Takele and the Kenyan Ronald Korirthird and fourth in the 2023 Berlin Marathon, will appear as the main favorites for an edition that will not have the presence of the ‘king of the marathon’ Eliud Kipchogeeventual winner and career record holder.
In addition to them, four runners arrived with times under 2h05: the Ethiopians Hailemaryam Kiros and Bazezew Asmare and the Kenyans Cybrian Kotut and Kibiwott Kandie.
In women there will also be a new champion due to the absence of Ethiopian Tigist Assefawho last year broke the women’s world record for the distance with an impressive mark of 2:11:53. Your countryman Tigist Ketemawinner of the Dubai Marathon with a time of 2h16:07, appears as the main favourite.
His strongest rival on paper is the Kenyan Rosemary Wanjiruwho will return to the German city after finishing second in 2022 and winning the Tokyo 2023 marathon in a time of 2h16:28.
Berlin Marathon 2024 schedule
- 8:50 am: Manual tricycles (Elite)
- 8:56 am: Wheelchairs
- 8:59 am: Manual tricycles
- 9:15 am: Runners (In four waves)
Where to watch the Berlin Marathon 2024
In Spain, the race can be followed by Telesport/RTVE Play from 9:10 am
Below you can consult the list of channels that will broadcast the race in different countries and territories:
| Region | Countries | Media |
|---|---|---|
| Africa |
Sub-Saharan Africa: |
Super sports |
| Americas |
South America: |
ESPN |
| Europe |
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo (non-exclusive), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia |
Arena Sports |
| Asia and Oceania |
Australia, New Zealand |
FloSports |
Source: La Verdad
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