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Eliud Kipchoge spearheads Kenya’s Olympic marathon team
- Updated: May 10, 2016
Eliud Kipchoge is to return to Olympic Games action this summer as he spearheads Kenya’s marathon team in Rio.
The two-time Virgin Money London Marathon winner, who has previously claimed Olympic 5000m silver in 2008 and bronze in 2004 as well as the world title over the distance in 2003, is among six athletes set to represent Kenya over 26.2 miles in Brazil.
With a marathon record of six wins from seven races in his career so far and a PB and course record of 2:03:05 run in London last month, the 31-year-old will be one of the strong favourites to take the marathon title, which would be Kenya’s second gold in the event at the Games after the late Sammy Wanjiru’s 2008 title.
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