[Reuters, Sarah Meyssonnier]When he completes his assignment in Tokyo on March 6, where he will be running his fourth world marathon major, world record holder Eliud Kipchoge will be embarking on another task at home. The Olympic champion will be taking up his place as race ambassador for the fourth edition of Eldoret City Marathon scheduled for Sunday April 10. The Eldoret City Marathon Local Organising Committee (LOC) named Kipchoge the race’s ambassador as it seeks to position the race as a world class competition. Eldoret City Marathon on the other hand, has been championing environmental conservation through massive planting of trees in selected areas in Uasin Gishu County. The marathon has been christened The Green Marathon because of its annual tree planting initiative.

Source: The Star February 24, 2022 06:01 UTC