The Aporia · Two-time Olympic champion Kipchoge ends 3-year victory drought, wins Melbourne Marathon

Eliud Kipchoge, a two-time Olympic champion from Kenya, ended his three-year victory drought by winning the Melbourne Marathon with a race record of 2 hours, 9 minutes, and 10 seconds on Sunday. Kipchoge, who is also a former world record holder, slowed down near the finish line to wave at spectators inside the Melbourne Cricket Ground before breaking away from competitors in the last 10 kilometers of the race. His compatriot Timothy Kiplagat Ronoh held the previous race record, which stood since 2022.

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Eliud Kipchoge, a two-time Olympic champion from Kenya, set a new race record at the Melbourne Marathon on Sunday by finishing with a time of 2 hours, 9 minutes, and 10 seconds. This victory marked the end of his three-year marathon title drought following his last win in Berlin in September 2023. Kipchoge broke away from competitors within the final 10 kilometers of the 42.2-kilometer race, securing a two-second improvement over the previous record set by another Kenyan, Timothy Kiplagat Ronoh, in 2022. Despite his lead, Kipchoge briefly slowed down to wave at spectators as he entered the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the final stretch. The second place went to Australian Thomas Do Canto with a time of 2:10:35, while New Zealand’s Camille French won the women's race in 2:28:25.

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Kipchoge, who won his last marathon in September 2023 at Berlin, broke away inside the last 10 kilometers of the 42.2-kilometer race Sunday and crossed the finish line in 2 hours, 9 minutes, 10 seconds, two seconds inside the previous race record.

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Two-time Olympic champion Kipchoge ends 3-year victory drought, wins Melbourne Marathon · assertive framing

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge set a race record Sunday in winning the Melbourne Marathon. asserted

Kipchoge → set → Marathon

The 41-year-old from Kenya, a former world record holder and who won gold medals at the 2016 and 2020 Games, slowed down to wave to spectators inside the Melbourne Cricket Ground, where the last half-lap was run. asserted

lap → win → Ground

Kipchoge, who won his last marathon in September 2023 at Berlin, broke away inside the last 10 kilometers of the 42.2-kilometer race Sunday and crossed the finish line in 2 hours, 9 minutes, 10 seconds, two seconds inside the previous race record. asserted

who → win → record

Kipchoge’s Kenyan compatriot Timothy Kiplagat Ronoh held the previous Melbourne record of 2:09:12 set in 2022. asserted

compatriot → hold → 2022

Australian Thomas Do Canto was runner-up Sunday in 2:10:35 and New Zealand’s Camille French won the women’s race in 2:28:25. asserted

French → win → 2:28:25

Two-time Olympic champion Kipchoge ends 3-year victory drought, wins Melbourne Marathon

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