Jimu News Reporter Xu Ping
On March 6, Beijing time, on the postponed 2021 Tokyo Marathon , Kipchoge, who is known as the "king of marathons", won the championship with a time of 2 hours, 02 minutes and 40 seconds and set a new tournament record. This is also the fourth-ranked result in official competitions in history, three of which were created by Kipchoge.
As one of the six major slam events in the world marathon, the Tokyo Marathon was founded in 2007. It is the youngest and best-serving event among the six major slam events. It attracts many runners from all over the world to participate every year. Of course, this is also one of the favorite events for Chinese runners. In 2009 alone, as many as 260,000 people signed up and 35,000 places have been obtained. Affected by the epidemic, the 2021 Tokyo Marathon was first postponed to October of the same year, and then rescheduled to March 6 this year, and the number of participants was greatly reduced, and nearly 25,000 people participated in the competition.
The most eye-catching thing is Kipchoge. Born in Kenya in 1984, he has won his first marathon championship in Hamburg in 2013, and has played in 16 games in 10 years, winning the championship in 14 of them. Before that, Kipchoger had won the Berlin Marathon , Chicago Marathon and London Marathon in the six Grand Slams, and maintained the Berlin Marathon and London Marathon. In 2019, he also tried to challenge the limits of human beings. At the "1:59 Challenge" race held in Vienna, Austria, he ran the complete journey in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 40 seconds, becoming the first marathon player in human history to run 2 hours in an informal race.
Although Kipchoger won the gold medal in the marathon with a time of 2 hours, 08 minutes and 38 seconds at the Tokyo Olympics more than 7 months ago, the venue and route of this Tokyo Marathon were completely different from those at the Tokyo Olympics. To ensure foolproof, Kipchoger came to Japan for adaptive training a week before the start of the game. Faced with the challenges of many world-leading players, Kipchoger showed great strength. He led the way since he started. When he reached 35 kilometers, he had no opponents around him and was the first to cross the finish line.
It is worth mentioning that when running to 10 kilometers, due to the guidance error, Kipchoger and several leading players ran in the wrong direction near a rebate point, which not only wasted about 10 seconds, but also disrupted the rhythm. Otherwise, his grades would be better.
Next, Kipchoger also hopes to win the Boston Marathon and the New York Marathon, and achieve his dream of winning the six Grand Slam championships in the World Marathon. Although he is already 38 years old, Kipchoger still wants to strive for three consecutive Olympic championships at the 2024 Paris Olympics in two years.
This marathon has also attracted the attention of many runners around the world, including many runners from Hubei and Wuhan. They have followed the whole process through different live broadcast platforms. "I saw my feet itchy. I haven't participated in the competition for a long time. I miss the feeling of running together." A senior local runner, "Lele", said that he was looking forward to winning the Tokyo Marathon after the epidemic was over. "After all, this is a marathon ceiling event, and it is worth experiencing it." Image source: Xinhua News Agency
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