The athletes of the NN Running Team Eliud Kipchoge and Sifan Hassan They will be the great figures of the next edition of the Tokyo marathon, which will be held on March 3 next year.
“We are pleased to announce that two famous athletes, Eliud Kipchoge and Sifan Hassan, have been invited to participate in the Tokyo Marathon 2024,” the organization said in a statement released on Thursday.
The 39-year-old Kenyan athlete will return to the Japanese capital to reclaim the title he won in 2022 with a time of 2:02:40, circuit record.
“I have great memories of Tokyo, I won an Olympic gold medal there and broke the Tokyo marathon course record,” said the double Olympic champion. “Last time I thanked the organization for organizing the event at a difficult time during the Covid 19 pandemic. My goal was to set the course record and it was great to achieve it.”
The Tokyo Marathon was held five months before the Paris Olympic marathonthus it represents the best preparation for the great purpose of the year.
“I feel good working towards my next race in Tokyo. It is the perfect preparation for my goal of winning my third consecutive Olympic title next summer in Paris,” said the “philosopher.”
Kipchoge has had an up-and-down 2023. In April he surprised everyone with a sixth place in the Boston Marathon and a mark of 2:09:23, unusually low for the former world record holder. Five months later, he showed great form at the Berlin Marathon, an event he won by rebounding with great form at the Berlin Marathon, with a victory in 2:02:42.
For his part, Dutch Sifan Hassan will be looking to extend his undefeated streak and win his third majorafter a season in which his debut was successful in london marathon with a time of 2:18:33.
“I am very excited to announce my participation in my next marathon. I feel that Tokyo is the perfect preparation for the Olympic Games in Paris, because I have great Olympic memories in the city of Tokyo and I feel that I can fuel my fire in Olympic there. ,” said Hassan , who got the Tokyo 2021 Games two gold medals in 10,000m and 5,000m and a bronze in 1,500m.
“On the streets of Tokyo, I will try to continue my marathon journey. I want to learn from each marathon, because each marathon is
different and I can’t wait to go to Tokyo,” said the runner of Ethiopian origin, who closed the 2023 season with an outstanding victory in Chicago Marathonsetting a personal best of 2:13:44.
The complete list of elite athletes competing in the Tokyo 2024 marathon will be announced next January. The event director, Tad Hayanonoted that “we are excited to invite so many talented athletes for the Tokyo Marathon 2024. The race will be very exciting before the Olympic Games in Paris,” adding: “As a marathon fan, I am looking forward to this race.” .
Source: La Verdad
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