Kipchoge undergoes strict virus tests as elites hit ground running
A handout picture released by the London Marathon on September 28, 2020 shows Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge wearing a face mask as he leaves from the Covid-19 testing area at the official marathon hotel.
All athletes and support staff were tested for Covid-19 at home four days before arriving at the biosecure hotel bubble and were tested again on their day of arrival
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Red hot favourites Eliud Kipchoge, Kenenisa Bekele, Brigid Kosgei and Ruth Chepng’etich were among the first group of athletes and coaches to arrive at the biosecure hotel bubble on Monday ahead of Sunday’s London Marathon, immediately going through strict Covid-19 testing.
The athletes and support staff spent the day on Monday settling in and relaxing after the overnight chartered flight before training on the lawns of their hotel later in the evening and on Tuesday.
