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The Kenyan set his then world record of two hours, three
minutes and 23 seconds at the 2013 Berlin Marathon but his mark
was shattered by compatriot Dennis Kipruto Kimetto, who lowered
it to 2:02:57 in the same race the following year.
"I don't think it would be a surprise if I rewrote it (the world
record)," Kipsang, a bronze medalist in the 2012 London
Olympics, was quoted as saying by Kyodo news.
The Kenyan added that he hoped to take seven seconds off the
world record in Sunday's event, which was first held in 2007 and
saw Kenya's Dickson Chumba run a men's race record of 2:05:42 in
the Japanese capital three years ago.
(Reporting by Shravanth Vijayakumar in Bengaluru; Editing by
John O'Brien)
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