São Paulo hosts athletics legend Eliud Kipchoge | OneFootball

São Paulo welcomed athletics legend Eliud Kipchoge last Tuesday (14).

A two-time Olympic champion (Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020) and world champion, the Kenyan marathon runner visited the SuperCT facilities, received a club jersey, and left a message for São Paulo’s fans.

“I want to tell all 20 million supporters that now there are 20 million and one, because I have joined the club, I have joined as a supporter. I am one of you now. I wish São Paulo Futebol Clube all the best,” said the 41-year-old athlete.

Considered the greatest marathon runner of all time, Kipchoge came to Brazil to compete in the NB 42K in Porto Alegre last weekend. The race was organized by New Balance, the club’s sportswear supplier.

His visit to the country is part of the global Eliud Running World project, in which the Olympic medalist competes in at least one marathon on each continent.

Eliud Kipchoge is the first man to run 42 kilometers in under two hours: he achieved the feat in 2019, in Vienna, Austria, with a time of 1:59:40.

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