Kenya's Fleet-Footed Kipchoge to Challenge INEOS Marathon Record

Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge has left for Vienna where he will attempt to run the Ineos 1:59 challenge in under two hours. It will be the athlete's second attempt at the challenge which is sponsored by British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe, owner of chemical firm INEOS.

World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge boards a private jet at Eldoret International Airport on October 7, 2019 on his way to Vienna, Austria for the “INEOS 1:59 Challenge”.

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