Kipchoge is bidding to be the first man to win the Olympic marathon gold three times
The 39-year-old Kenyan, widely considered the Greatest Marathon runner of All Time, won the 2022 Tokyo Marathon in a new course record time of 2:02:40
Kipchoge said the race is part of his preparations for the Olympics
Legendary long-distance runner Eliud Kipchoge opens his season on the streets of Tokyo on Sunday, where he will be out to reclaim the title he won in 2022.
The two-time Olympics marathon champion has been training in his Kaptagat base in Elgeyo Marakwet as he bids to start his season in the Japanese capital perfectly before he returns home to prepare for the Paris Olympic Games, where he will be chasing immortality.
