- Kenyan athlete Eliud Kipchoge (age 34 years) became the first person to successfully complete the marathon in 2-hours.
- He completed the marathon of 42km in 1 hour 59 minutes and 40 seconds. The marathon was held at Vienna (Capital of Austria).
- During his career, he won the 2016 Olympic marathon and On 16th September 2018, he set a new Marathon World Record (2:01:39) at the Berlin Marathon.
Published On : 14 Oct 2019
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