Nairobi — Eliud Kipchoge became only the third man in history to successfully defend the Olympic Marathon crown after running a commanding race to win the Tokyo title in a time of 2:08:38.
Kipchoge won by 1:20, the biggest victory margin in an Olympic marathon since Frank Shorter's win in 1972.
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