Three-time winner Berlin Marathon winner, Gladys Cherono, drops out at 30K

Ethiopia’s Ashete Bekere wins her third straight marathon in a personal best 2:20:14, but did not challenge Cherono’s course record

Vivian Cheruiyot to run Berlin Marathon for the first time

The Kenyan will face three-time winner Gladys Cherono and 2016 Olympic bronze medallist Mare Dibaba

Rio Preview – Women’s marathon: A wide open race: Can Lanni Marchant pull off the double?

Eight of the top 10 finishers from last year’s world championship will battle for gold on a warm morning in Rio. Canadian rivals DuChene and Marchant race each other once again.