Berlin, Sept 25, 2026 (AFP) - 'Bottle Claus': Kipchoge's 'hero' helping runners chase Berlin marathon glory

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2026-09-25

Hours after helping Eliud Kipchoge break the marathon world record in Berlin in 2018, bottle carrier Claus-Henning Schulke received a phone call from the Kenyan icon. "He asked me to come to the hotel and he gave me his starting number," the 60-year-old Schulke, better known as 'Bottle Claus', told AFP in Berlin. "It said 'Dear Claus, without you I would have never broken this record'. "I was extremely proud. It's absolutely incredible. I still......

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