Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon Eliud Kipchoge has put a smile on the face of his two colleagues after he gifted them with goodies.
On Wednesday, Kipchoge gifted Geoffrey Kamworor and Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon some gifts from his collection.
Opera News understands that the gifts included sports shoes and t-shirts from the Eliud Kipchoge collection.
“Today I surprised Faith and Geoffrey with some gifts from my EK collection. Faith and Geoffrey, I hope you wear this with the belief that No Human Is Limited,” wrote Kipchoge on his official Twitter account.
Kipchoge who is the world record holder in the marathon with a time of 2:01:39, set on 16 September 2018, at the 2018 Berlin Marathon trains with the duo at the Global Sports Communication training camp in Kaptagat, Elgeyo Marakwet County.
On 16 September 2018, Kipchoge won the Berlin Marathon in a time of 2:01:39, breaking the previous world record by 1 minute and 18 seconds (2:02:57 set by fellow countryman Dennis Kimetto at the Berlin Marathon in 2014). It was the greatest improvement in a marathon world record time since 1967.
He finished 4:43 min ahead of second-placed fellow Kenyan Amos Kipruto. The World Record holder from 2013, Wilson Kipsang of Kenya, came in third at 2:06:48.
Kamworor is a long-distance runner who competes in cross country, marathon, and half-marathon races.
He was the 2011 World Junior Cross Country Champion. Kamworor won the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships three times in a row from 2014-2018. In the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, he won in 2015 and 2017.
Faith Chepngetich is a Kenyan middle-distance runner and the current Olympic champion in the 1500 m women's having won the Rio Olympics on 16 August 2016.
She won the gold medal at the 2017 World Championships and the silver medal at the 2019 World Championships.
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