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Eliud Kipchoge, World marathon record holder and double Olympic champion in that distance, he won the Tokyo marathon this Sunday with a great time (2:02:40), although he failed to break his own record. The Kenyan athlete dominated the race to stay just one minute behind his best time, that 2h01.39 achieved in Berlin 2019.
After this race, Kipchoge holds three of the four best official times in marathons of all time, which confirms him as the best in history and as a great active legend in athletics.
The 37-year-old runner followed the lead group into a wrong turn at 10 kilometres, costing them about 10 seconds of time and affecting their pace as they had to correct course to get back on the correct itinerary.
Later, Kipchoge distanced himself from his compatriot Amos Kiprut close to the 35 kilometer mark to ride solo to victory.
Kipchoge joined a select group of athletes last year when he revalidated his title in the Rio 2016 Games marathon at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. “I am very happy, excited to be in Japan again, especially after winning the Olympics last year in Sapporo,” where the marathon was held, he said.
“I really appreciate the public, I think the Japanese really help. That’s why I said in the press that I run hard in Japan », she commented.
Kipchoge also sent a message of unity, with the current geopolitical context of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. “I also want to send a message of unity. In the face of differences, let’s talk, let’s not fight », he pointed out.
Kipruto (29 years old), bronze medalist in this event at the 2019 Doha World Cup, finished second with a time of 2:03:13.
For Kipchoge It was his debut in Tokyo, one of the six great marathons along with those in New York, Berlin, Chicago, London and Boston. He has won in London, Chicago Berlin and has set out to win all six. “I am very proud to have already won four of the six major marathons,” said the legendary Kenyan athlete.
In addition to that objective, it also has the mission of being able to chain a third consecutive Olympic gold, in the marathon of the 2024 Paris Games.
the kenyan Brigid Kosgeialso a world record holder, won the women’s race in Tokyo in 2:16:02.
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