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ELIUD KIPCHOGE: THE RETURN OF THE KING, TO RUN TOKYO MARATHON (6TH MARCH)
ELIUD KIPCHOGE: THE RETURN OF THE KING, TO RUN TOKYO MARATHON (6TH MARCH). Our Marathon section bring us today the exciting news from Kenia.
In August, Eliud successfully defended his Olympic marathon crown on the streets of Sapporo at the Tokyo 2020 Games. Now the Kenyan distance running icon has targeted a return to Japan, where he makes his Tokyo Marathon debut.
ELIUD KIPCHOGE: THE RETURN OF THE KING, TO RUN TOKYO MARATHON (6TH MARCH)
Eliud, the world record-holder with 2h 1 min 39 seconds and the first man in history to run a sub-two-hour marathon – achieving the feat at the INEOS 1:59 Challenge – has spoken of his desire to compete and win all six Abbott World Marathon Majors, regarded as the world’s top six marathon races.
A record-breaking four-time winner of the London Marathon, a three-time Berlin Marathon champion and the 2014 Chicago Marathon victor – Eliud will be pursuing victory at a fourth Marathon Major in Tokyo.
ELIUD KIPCHOGE: TOKIO MARATHON 2021
With the COVID-19 Countermeasure Committee and the COVID-19 Investigative Committee, the Tokyo Marathon Foundation has devoted much effort and time to deliver a safe and secure event during the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the difficulty to forecast the trend of COVID-19 and involved restrictions on mobility, it was decided that the Tokyo Marathon 2021 (originally scheduled for Sunday, October 17) will be postponed to Sunday, March 6, 2022.
So in reality the Tokio 2021 Marathon will be held on 6th march 2022, which means the original 2022 Tokio Marathon has been cancelled.
In addition, all related events (Tokyo Marathon EXPO 2021, Tokyo Marathon Friendship Run 2021, Tokyo Marathon Family Run 2021) are reorganized to be held in March 2022.
ELIUD KIPCHOGE: TOKIO MARATHON COROS AND NIKE
Eliud is excited to run in Tokyo: “I would like to thank the organisers of the Tokyo Marathon to make it possible for me and my colleague athletes to race in Tokyo. My focus has been on Tokyo from the beginning of my training cycle, and I can say I am ready to race there. I am very excited to run in a country where running is a crucial part of the sport culture and looking forward to experience the Japanese excitement for running an the marathon in particular.”
Last year he not only completed back-to-back Olympic marathon victories but he also triumphed in the NN Mission Marathon in Enschede.
Eliud will be joined by his team mates, Jonathan Korir, Laban Korir and Ashete Bekere. Philemon Kacheran and Noah Kipkemboi will join as pacemakers.
The questions we also would like to answer is with what gear will we see him?
We will be checking very carefully to bring you the latest neews on what gear willm he be wearing in Tokio, would he wear the Coros Pace 2, Coros Vertix or any other prototype.The same with the shoes.
Eliud Kipchoge is seen as the greatest marathon runner in history. A two-time Olympic 5000m medallist – since moving up to the 42.2km distance, Eliud has won a remarkable 13 of his 15 career marathons.
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