Kenenisa Bekele, Eliud Kipchoge [Courtesy]Ethiopian long-distance runner Kenenisa Bekele has been added to the London Marathon lineup set to take place on April 26. Bekele will now face Eliud Kipchoge whose World record the Ethiopian great came 2 seconds shy of breaking last year. Speaking to the media on Thursday, Bekele said he was excited and looking forward to an eventful showdown. [Photo by HERBERT NEUBAUER / APA / AFP]The London Marathon has historically been the world’s second-fastest record-eligible marathon behind Berlin. Kipchoge is the world record holder in the Berlin marathon with a time of 2:01:39, set on 16 September 2018.

Source: Standard Digital January 17, 2020 09:45 UTC