Kenyan Olympic gold medallist, Eliud Kipchoge, will be defending his Olympic marathon title from Rio de Janeiro at the Tokyo Olympics this Sunday 8th August 2021.
Kipchoge announced in a post that he is very excited to be at the Olympic villages in Japan and that is is a great time to be able to compete despite the coronavirus pandemic.
He wrote: ‘It is great that we are able to run the Olympic marathon in these unusual times. On Sunday, I will try to defend my Olympic marathon title from Rio de Janeiro. I cannot wait to witness a wonderful event. Niko tayari.’
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