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German and international media have started the countdown for intense and

comprehensive coverage of the 30th real,- BERLIN-MARATHON on 27-28 September.

From Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB) there will be live coverage of the

event and a wealth of interesting background material.

RBBs television cameras will be delivering action pictures of the marathon

to all corners of the globe. Deutsche Welle, Germanys international

broadcaster, sees itself in its element at this prestigious sporting fixture.

"If, as last year, we have people from as many as 90 nations flocking to

the real,- BERLIN-MARATHON, then it really is Deutsche Welles job to cover

it" says Hanspeter Detmer, DWs co-ordinator for international athletic

events in Germany.

He was referring to the stations multilingual output -- radio, television

and online -- and its capacity to provide truly comprehensive coverage of this

unique German sporting event. You will find Deutsche Welle coverage of the

real,- BERLIN-MARATHON on DW-TV in English, Spanish, Arabic and German and in

30 languages on DW-RADIO and online at www.dw-world.de