Volunteers beat drums to encourage runners during the Berlin Marathon 2018 in Berlin, capital of Germany, on Sept. 16, 2018. The Berlin Marathon 2018 kicked off in Berlin on Sunday. Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya won the men's title with a new world record of 2:01:39. Women's title fell on Kenya's Gladys Cherono with a result of 2:18:11. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi) ?