Kenya great Eliud Kipchoge to seek return to form in Sydney Marathon

- Two-time Olympic champion to run in Australia for first time
- Race will make its World Marathon Major debut on 31 August
Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge, perhaps the greatest runner in history, has declared he will run the Sydney Marathon in August in a huge boon to the event’s standing.
The 40-year-old maestro, back-to-back Olympic marathon champion in 2016 and 2020 and the only runner ever to record an unofficial sub two-hour time in the event, says he’s excited to be competing in the first year that the Sydney race has been designated a World Marathon Major.
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