![]() The Kenyan clocked a world leading time of 2:03:32 after coming from behind. Organisers decided in 2019 to move the venue from Tokyo to escape the worst of the summer heat in the Japanese capital, although Sapporo has been experiencing a recent heat wave.Eliud Kipchoge confirmed his position as the world’s number one marathon runner by taking a dramatic win in the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON. The marathon events will take place in Sapporo, on the northern island of Hokkaido, starting with the women's race on Saturday. If successful, Kipchoge would join Ethiopia's Abebe Bikila (19) and East Germany's Waldemar Cierpinski (19) as the only runners to win two consecutive gold medals on the Olympic stage. "Niko tayari," he said, meaning "I am ready" in Swahili. I cannot wait to witness a wonderful event. On Sunday, I will try to defend my Olympic marathon title from Rio de Janeiro. "It is great that we are able to run the Olympic marathon in these unusual times. "I am very excited to be here in the Olympic village in Japan," Kipchoge tweeted along with a photo of himself taken in front of the Olympic rings in the village. The 36-year old holds the world record with a time of 2:01:39 set in Berlin in 2018 and became the only man to break the two-hour barrier at an unofficial race in 2019. If Kipchoge successfully defends his Olympic marathon title, he would become only the third runner to have achieved this, further cementing his place among the all-time greats. SAPPORO, Japan, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge said he was prepared to defend his Olympic marathon gold medal as the clock ticked down to the marquee event scheduled for Sunday.
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