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Marathon great Eliud Kipchoge and sensation Kelvin Kiptum will not be waiting for long before knowing if they have been selected to represent Kenya at the Paris 2024 Olympics
Eliud Kipchoge and Kelvin Kiptum will know if they have been selected for the Paris 2024 Olympics in the next one week as the two bid for what will be a mega showdown in the French capital.
Both Kipchoge and Kiptum have indicated their desire to feature at the Olympics and given their success, fans are salivating at the prospect of the two runners going toe-to-toe.
They will now not wait longer as Athletics Kenya intend to name Kenya’s marathon team for the Paris Olympics within the next week so that they can start early preparations.
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08:32 - 10.11.2023
ATHLETICS Kelvin Kiptum responds to questions of breaking sub two-hour marathon barrier in Rotterdam
Kelvin Kiptum has disclosed that he is not under the pump to run the race in under two hours at the Rotterdam Marathon.
“We have already had discussions with the top athletes like Kipchoge, Kiptum, Peres Kipchirchir and the others,” Athletics Kenya Executive member and chairman of Youth Development Barnaba Korir told Citizen TV on Monday.
“They have already shown the interest that they want to compete so we have enough athletes and already, within this week or next week, they will announce the team that will compete in Paris Olympics next year.”
“Already, it has been established and the names will be released for those who will be going to compete and the substitutes if there is any problem so we are all set with that one,” added Korir, who is also Team Kenya’s deputy Chef de Mission for the Paris Games.
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08:34 - 13.11.2023
ATHLETICS Eliud Kipchoge shares his favourite memory of Olympic Games
Eliud Kipchoge has shared why the 2016 Rio Olympic Games will forever have a special place in his heart.
“It has to be done within this period before mid-December because we want to have proper preparations.”
Kipchoge and Kiptum’s participation at the Olympics has divided opinion among observers and pundits with some feeling that it might not be good for both of them to be included while others want a showdown between the duo.
Marathon legend Kipchoge has been the undisputed king over the distance before the emerge of Kiptum this year with the latter breaking the former’s world record when he run an astonishing 2:00:35 in Chicago in October.
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07:10 - 04.11.2023
ATHLETICS Veteran coach explains why pairing Kelvin Kiptum and Eliud Kipchoge at Olympics will be a risky affair
Athletics coach Bernard Ouma has explained why it will not be a good idea to have Kelvin Kiptum and Eliud Kipchoge go head-to-head in the marathon at the Olympic Games.
Fans even fanned the rivalry on social media when Kipchoge failed to publicly congratulate Kiptum for his exploits although he later acknowledged the 23-year-old’s emergence.
Kipchoge is seeking history in Paris where he could become the first man to win three straight Olympic golds in the marathon after his exploits in Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 while Kiptum will be competing at his first games.
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