Rio Games marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya will participate in the first race since his memorable triumph at the Olympics when he runs at the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon on November 20. Kipchoge, who turns 32 on November 5, has won seven successive marathons and is unbeaten over the classic distance in the last three years
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New Delhi: Rio Games marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya will participate in the first race since his memorable triumph at the Olympics when he runs at the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon on November 20. Kipchoge, who turns 32 on November 5, has won seven successive marathons and is unbeaten over the classic distance in the last three years.
However, the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon will be his first outing over a shorter distance since he finished sixth at the Ras Al Khaimah Half Marathon in UAE in February last year.
“It’s six years down the line since the Commonwealth Games were held in Delhi, where I got the silver medal in 5000m.
I have great memories of my last visit to India and now I am ready to come back in a different capacity as a road racer,” said Kipchoge. Kipchoge’s half marathon personal best is 59:25. He will now have in his sight on the Airtel Delhi Half Marathon course record of 59:06 that was set by Ethiopia’s Guye Adola in 2014.
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