Bekele's time of two hours one minute and 41 seconds in Berlin was two seconds shy of Kipchoge's world record set on the same course a year earlier.
Bekele's withdrawal is a huge blow to organisers and the BBC who are screening the men's, women's and wheelchair races live. Wet, windy weather also means a world record attempt is unlikely, taking the edge off what will be the only major marathon to have been held since March.
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