That's my total happiness, my inspiration for the next generation." "I think I fulfilled the legacy by winning the marathon for the second time. "I was really happy, I can't describe it," Kipchoge said of his feelings as he crossed the finish line holding up two fingers to signify his two golds. The world record holder has now won four Olympic medals overall, having also taken 5,000m silver in 2008 and bronze in 2004. Kipchoge, 36, joins Ethiopia's Abebe Bikila (19) and East Germany's Waldemar Cierpinski (19) as the only runners to win back-to-back gold medals on the Olympic stage. Prior to the NN Mission Marathon, he said he had not changed his training regime since the defeat but that it had taught him how to run without fans, with both taking place on loops closed to the public because of the coronavirus pandemic.įans from overseas have been banned from the Tokyo Olympics, where the men's marathon is scheduled to take place in Sapporo on 8 August.SAPPORO, Japan, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge won the Olympic men's marathon with a commanding performance in Sapporo on Sunday, winning his second straight gold medal and cementing his place among the all-time greats of the sport.Ībdi Nageeye of the Netherlands took silver and Belgium's Bashir Abdi won bronze.
World record holder Kipchoge lost a marathon for the first time since 2013 in October 2020 in London, despite being a four-time champion and the favourite to win in St James's Park. "This was the real test towards the Tokyo Olympics, to test your fitness." "It was in a different environment, in the midst of a pandemic, to tell people you can still run. Thank you to the great men and women who organised this race in less than 10 days," said Kipchoge. It was originally due to take place in Hamburg on 11 April, but local Covid-19 restrictions meant it could not be staged in the German city. The invitation-only race took place at Twente Airport in the Netherlands. Compatriot Jonathan Korir was second, two minutes and 10 seconds back, with Eritrea's Goitom Kifle third.
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