The Berlin Marathon celebrated its 50^th birthday in style, becoming the largest marathon in history from both a spectator and participant point of view. Tigist Ketema and Milkesa Mengesha took top honours at the Golden Jubilee race in yet another instance of young stars ditching a long track career in favour of taking on the marathon.

The Berlin Marathon will usher in the next generation of marathon stars at its golden jubilee race this Sunday. Tigist Ketema and Tadese Takele headline the fields, which, despite being watered down because of last month’s Olympics, promise to showcase the newest marathon running talent on the most revered course in the world.