NAIROBI: World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge will return to the 48th edition of BMW Berlin marathon in Germany on September 25 where he hopes to stamp his authority once again.

Kipchoge won the race and broke the world record in a time of 2:01:39 in 2018 which remains the world’s fastest legal marathon time.

Kipchoge returns not only as the fastest man ever in the marathon but as the double Olympic champion in the event, having retained the title in Japan last year following his triumph in Rio in 2016.

After finishing second in 2013 he won in 2015, 2017 and 2018. A fourth victory would take Kipchoge level with the Ethiopian legend Haile Gebrselassie, who currently holds the record outright for most wins in Berlin.

At the age of 37, Kipchoge has won all but two of the 18 marathons he has contested.