Olympics 2020

Kipchoge defends marathon gold, cementing title as greatest ever

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge celebrates after winning the men's marathon final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

By NBC Olympics

Published August 7, 2021 5:37 PM

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Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya becomes just the third man in history to win two Olympic marathon titles, joining Ethiopia’s Abebe Bikila, 1960-1964, and East Germany’s Waldemar Cierpinski, 1976-1980.

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