The Kenyan athlete Eliud KipchogePrincess of Asturias Sports Award 2023, said this Friday “trying hard” to win the marathon at the Paris Olympic Games and “manage to make history” by being the first person to win three golds in this event.
In a press conference hours before receiving the Princess of Sports AwardKipchoge assured that he felt “overwhelmed” when he was told that he deserved this award and that he was satisfied to see that “it was worth” the effort of training every day.
“It gives me satisfaction to know that I am the inspiration of many people in the world. I think I am a model for the new generations,” highlighted the absolute dominator of the marathon event until the arrival of his compatriot Kelvin Kiptum – fifteen years younger – who this month took the world record from him and who will be his main rival so that, at 39 years old, he will achieve his historic goal.
Considered a legend of world athletics and the best marathon runner of all time, he said that “it is not surprising” the time of Kiptum and pointed out that “the beauty of this sport is the achievement of new records.”
Born on November 5, 1984 in Nandi county, Kenya, the athlete pointed out that he strives to get under the two-hour mark in the marathon, because, as he highlighted, he trains every day for five hours believes that he “tends to go further” from his brands.
The athlete, who trains at the Kaptagat camp, foreign to all wealth and has a diet based on porridge, beans and local fruits and vegetables, emphasized that competes with himself and sets his own goals to achieve new records and achievements faster.
In favor of a change in sneakers
The marathon runner has been in favor of innovation in the production of sports equipment, especially in the fight of sports brands to get the lightest and most suitable shoes for athletes.
“Brands must keep innovating and I’m proud of how they put their thoughts into improving sneakers,” Kipchoge stressed when asked by reporters in relation to the dispute between Adidas and Nike, that the commitment to R&D was able to produce sneakers weighing only 138 grams.
Dubbed “the Philosopher” for his strategic racing skills and his ability to concentrate, he argued that these shoes “are not used to run more but to train better, to endure long and hard sessions.”
Education is necessary to build a better world
The winner, who also stands out for his important social work through the foundation that bears his name and is dedicated to facilitating access to early childhood education and protecting the environment, announced that he will make library in all public schools in his area. country to offer “a suitable education for children”especially those aged four, five and six.
“It is a good disposition to create a better world”said the athlete, who also chose to educate young people on environmental protection to achieve “blue water” and “clean air” that improve people’s breathing, especially when doing sports.
Finally, he said that there are many challenges in Kenya that children have to face, such as lack of food or lack of drinking water, in order to practice sports, which, in his opinion, is important to “relax the mind and sleep, even if they live in a poor area,” he pointed out.
Source: La Verdad
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