Kenyan double Olympic gold marathon winner Eliud Kipchoge said on Friday, Oct. 20, that he wants to 'make history' by winning his third gold medal in the discipline at Paris 2024.
Kenyan double Olympic gold marathon winner Eliud Kipchoge said on Friday, Oct. 20, that he wants to "make history" by winning his third gold medal in the discipline at Paris 2024.
PARIS -- Kenyan double Olympic gold marathon winner Eliud Kipchoge said on Friday, Oct. 20, that he wants to"make history" by winning his third gold medal in the discipline at Paris 2024."I'll be the happiest person on earth to win an Olympic medal for the third time, back-to-back-to-back," he said at a press conference in Oviedo, Spain.
If Kipchoge takes gold in Paris, he will become the first athlete to win three Olympic marathon golds, following his successes at Rio in 2016 and Tokyo in 2021. The 38-year-old added that he was"not surprised" by compatriot Kelvin Kiptum breaking his world record with a time of two hours 35 seconds at the Chicago Marathon on October 8.
"Sport is about competition," he said."I have shown them the way. I have broken the record two times."Kipchoge will be looking to consolidate this status at the men's marathon in Paris on Aug. 10 next year.
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