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Yomif Kejelcha broke away from the field around the 7km mark and reclaimed the half marathon world record, becoming the first man ever to go sub-57 under record-eligible conditions. Watch below 👇

On this day in 2008, Samuel Wanjiru breaks free down the finishing straight in Beijing's Bird's Nest to become the first Kenyan ever to win Olympic marathon gold, stopping the clock at 2:06:32 to smash Carlos Lopes' 24-year-old Olympic record.

Watch his race here.

Morocco's Jaouad Gharib crosses 44 seconds later in 2:07:16, also inside the old mark, with Ethiopia's Tsegay Kebede taking bronze. At just 21, Wanjiru becomes the youngest Olympic marathon champion since 1932.

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