President Uhuru Congratulates Marathoner Eliud Kipchoge for His Victory
Kenya`s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday 25th applauded Kenyan renowned marathoner Eliud Kipchoge for winning the Association of National Olympic Committees 2021 {ANOC} Award for the Best Male Athlete at the Tokyo Olympics games.
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The event was held in Greece on Sunday, October 24.
According to a statement posted on Twitter by the statehouse Kenya, the commander in chief said the prestigious ANOC Award is a global recognition of Kenya's prominence as a sporting nation.
He further advised upcoming athletes to emulate Eliud's determination, humility, hard work, and patriotism as they build their careers.
Kipchoge had set a record, becoming only the third man to win gold back-to-back in the Olympic marathon. He joins Abebe Nikila of Ethiopia and Germany's Waldemar Cierpinski.
While receiving the award, Kipchoge stated that marathons mean life to him.
"When you win two Olympic gold medals back-to-back, it's making history because only three people have done it, I'm happy to have done that in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics," he stated.
“The Tokyo 2020 Games was important Olympics ever because it brought hope to the whole world after the Covid-19 crashed the whole world. I enjoyed the track and field for 10 years and it is good I made a huge transfer to the road and make a huge mark and inspire the whole world to love the sport and spread positivity,” Kipchoge added.
However, he was nominated for the awards alongside Karsten Warholm, Damian Warner, Miltiadis Tentoglou, Daniel Stahl, Pedro Pichardo, Ryan Crouser, Joshua Cheptegei, Mondo Duplantis, and Jakob Ingebrigtsen.
