Eliud Kipchoge remains defiant that the controversial Nike shoes that he ran his sub-two-hour marathon in are 'fair', claiming the sport should get on board with technological advances. Kenya's Brigid Kosgei smashed Paula Radcliffe's marathon record in Chicago, recording a time of 2hr 14min 4sec while wearing the Nike Vaporfly - which are set to be banned. A technical body looking into the Nike shoes are set to deliver their findings at the end of this month. A moratorium is being considered by World Athletics, which may see records stand despite likely bans for the shoes. When Kosgei took 1min 21sec off Radcliffe's record in October last year, it prompted calls for a probe into the technology behind the Nikes, which have been a huge hit with amateur runners.

Source: Daily Mail January 15, 2020 12:02 UTC