Eliud Kipchoge has revealed his admiration for Britain’s triathlon gold medallist Alex Yee – and says he wants to meet and help mentor the Team GB star when they both run the London Marathon in April. The 40-year-old Kipchoge insists he can still compete with the world’s best when he runs in London for the first time since 2020, despite getting injured when bidding for his third Olympic marathon title.
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But one of his ambitions while in London is to also meet Yee, who memorably won triathlon gold in the final few strides in Paris after a blistering comeback. “I’d love to know him more,” admitted Kipchoge. “I’d like to meet him before the race and share the lives we live. I’ll give my time when I’m in London to sit with him and share a meal, have a coffee.”.
Yee has previously said that Kipchoge is his favourite athlete, and has also talked about how he hopes to inspire the next generation. That is something that has clearly struck a chord with Kipchoge, who wants to work with the triathlete to help get more people active.
“I’ll share with him what I believe, tell him what I believe about running and why running will actually help the whole world,” said Kipchoge. “The discussion will be about humanity, about the love of sport that is running. How are we going to sell the sport of running? I think it will be a pure discussion. I’m looking forward to it.”.
