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Eliud Kipchoge's message to South Africans: Believe in yourself and stretch your limits
EWN caught up with Kenyan long distance runner Eliud Kipchoge on the red carpet of the Laureus World Sports Awards 2020 in Berlin, Germany.
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Anticipation of Nike 'miracle shoe' ban lifts commercial rivals
A World Athletics spokesperson said that a committee composed of officials, athletes, doctors, scientists and legal experts, was still looking at the shoes but is expected to make recommendations by the end of January.
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Fleet feet: Fastest marathon times since 1983
The marathon world records for men and women since 1983.
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Eliud Kipchoge busts 2-hour marathon barrier
Throngs of fans lined up around the finish line eager to see if the 34-year-old can cross it at 1hr 59min, for a historical first.
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Kenya's Kipchoge starts race to bust two-hour marathon barrier
Throngs of fans lined up around the finish line eager to see if the 34-year-old can cross it at 1hr 59min, for a historical first.
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The marathon: five milestones of a legendary race
As Kenyan Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge attempts the previously unthinkable feat of breaking the two-hour barrier Saturday, AFP looks back at other marathon milestones.
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Kipchoge likens sub-two hour marathon attempt to moon landing
The 2016 Olympic marathon gold medallist, speaking to reporters from his home training camp in Kaptagat on Wednesday, was sure he too could enter uncharted territory in Vienna on 12 October.
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Kipchoge to make new sub-two-hour marathon attempt this year
Kipchoge is to make another attempt at breaking two hours for the marathon later this year, probably in Britain, in a project backed by Jim Ratcliffe, the billionaire owner of chemical firm INEOS.
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No sub-two hour marathon before 2032, study says
Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge holds the current IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) men's record - 2:01.39 - set in September last year at Berlin.
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Djokovic and Biles win Laureus sports people of year awards
The 31-year-old Serbian won the award for a fourth time beating the likes of France’s World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe and NBA superstar LeBron James.
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Two-hour mark tipped to tumble, but not for another decade
Eliud Kipchoge’s record time in Berlin has ignited talk in the athletics world of whether the Kenyan, or perhaps someone else, can dip under two hours sooner rather than later.
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Kipchoge and Ibarguen named IAAF athletes of the year
Both are first-time winners of the award.
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Kenyan Kipchoge shatters marathon world record in Berlin
The 33-year-old, widely seen as the greatest marathon runner of the modern era, ran an official time of time of two hours, one minute and 39 seconds.
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Kenya's Kipchoge eyes marathon world record in Berlin on Sunday
The 33-year-old, widely seen as the greatest marathon runner of the modern era, has won almost every major marathon on the calendar.
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Kipchoge wins third London Marathon as Farah breaks British record
Kipchoge raced out of the start, with the leading group registering a blistering opening mile of four minutes 22 seconds, but could not maintain that pace due to rising temperatures.
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Kipchoge wins Berlin Marathon
Earlier this year, Kipchoge came close to a sub-two-hour marathon during the Nike Breaking2 project though his time is not an official world record due to aspects of the event not satisfying IAAF criteria.
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Stellar Berlin marathon trio sets sights on world record
Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge has the marathon world record firmly in his sights in Berlin on Sunday as he attempts a sub-two-hour race.
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Eliud Kipchoge returns to the road at Berlin Marathon
The Olympic champion will be joined on the start line in Berlin by compatriot Wilson Kipsang, who broke the official world record there in 2013.
