Kenya: USA, Norway, Australia to Pace Kipchoge's Sub Two-Hour Run

20 August 2019

The clock is quickly ticking down to world marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge's attempt to become the first man to cover the iconic 42-kilometre distance in under two hours. Dubbed the "INEOS 1:59 Challenge," the attempt has been put together by British manufacturing giant INEOS that backs athletics, sailing and cycling, among other sports.

In fact, INEOS - whose chairman and CEO is Sir James Ratcliffe, United Kingdom's third richest man with an estimated fortune of 18.66 billion pounds (Sh2.26 trillion) - dominated this year's Tour de France cycling race with the team's Colombian rider Egan Bernal, 22, becoming the youngest Tour winner in the post-Second World War era.

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