Kipchoge claimed Olympic marathon gold at the Rio 2016 and postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics, and a tremendous 11 career wins at Abbott World Marathon Majors events – the highest tier in the world.
Kipchoge will take on a tough field, including Ethiopian Olympic marathon gold medallist Tamirat Tola and defending London Marathon champion Alexander Mutiso Munyao of Kenya.
Kipchoge took some time to reset after failing to finish a marathon for the first time in his career at the Paris 2024 Olympics, but now feels he’s ready to challenge the world’s best in April.
Eliud Kipchoge wants to encourage world to take up running Eliud Kipchoge insists he will only be persuaded to retire when he sees the whole world lacing up their trainers.
His four wins in London came during an unbeaten stretch from 2015 to 2019 – Kipchoge skipped the 2017 edition – before an ear infection contributed to an eighth-place finish in 2020.
