Ethiopia's runner Kenenisa Bekele crosses the finish line of the 38th Paris Marathon on April 6, 2014, in Paris. Ethiopia's legendary runner Kenenisa Bekele notched up another impressive milestone in an already glittering career by winning the Paris Marathon on April 6, his first attempt at the gruelling event. The 31-year-old 5,000m and 10,000m world record crossed the line in an event record time of 2hr 5min 02 secs after negotiating a sunbathed course of 42.195km (26.22 miles) through the streets of the French capital. The previous Paris record was held by Kenya's Stanley Wiwott who clocked 2hr 05:10 in 2012. AFP PHOTO / JACQUES DEMARTHON (Photo credit should read JACQUES DEMARTHON/AFP/Getty Images)
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