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Olympic Champion Kipchoge Smashes Melbourne Marathon Record
11 Oct
Summary
- Eliud Kipchoge won the Melbourne Marathon, setting a new race record.
- The two-time Olympic champion finished the race in 2 hours, 9 minutes, 10 seconds.
- Kipchoge slowed down to wave at spectators in the final lap of the race.
Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge demonstrated his enduring prowess by winning the Melbourne Marathon on Sunday, establishing a new race record.
Kipchoge, a 41-year-old Kenyan and former world record holder, completed the 42.2-kilometer course in a remarkable 2 hours, 9 minutes, and 10 seconds. This time was two seconds faster than the previous record, which was held by his compatriot Timothy Kiplagat Ronoh.
Adding a unique flourish to his victory, Kipchoge took a moment to wave at the spectators within the Melbourne Cricket Ground during the final half-lap. This gesture of goodwill did not detract from his athletic achievement.
In other results, Australian Thomas Do Canto secured second place in the men's race with a time of 2 hours, 10 minutes, and 35 seconds. The women's race was won by New Zealand's Camille French, who finished in 2 hours, 28 minutes, and 25 seconds.
