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Kenya’s world record holder Sawe withdraws from Berlin marathon

His withdrawal leaves the men's race wide open, while the women's event is set to feature Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa, who recently set a new women's marathon world record in London.

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00:00Kenya's marathon world record holder Sebastian Saway has withdrawn from this year's Berlin Marathon because of an injury and in
00:08hopes of another headline performance on the German capital streets.
00:12The 31-year-old defending champion confirmed he would miss the September 27 race without disclosing details of the injury.
00:21Saway had been expected to make his first competitive appearance since his historic run at the London Marathon in April
00:28when he became the first man to complete a record-eligible marathon in under two hours.
00:34He also won last year's Berlin Marathon, making his presence a major blow to the men's feud.
00:41Saway said he was disappointed to withdraw but thanked organisers and fans for their support.
00:50Saway had been the first major years in the fall of the war.
00:50Saway has played a big role in the first two years in the first quarter of the war.
00:51Saway has played a small role in the future and was not the greatest one in the past.
00:51Saway has played a big role in the second quarter of the war, so it's been a intimate relationship between
00:51the men's feud.
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