Double Olympic Games marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge has been named as tone of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games flag bearers that kicks off in Milan, Italy on Friday February 6th.
He will be carrying the flag along refugee athlete Cynthia Ngamba, Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade, Tonga’s Pita Taufatofua, four-time Olympian Martina Valcepina of Italy and 1968 Cross Country Olympic champion Franco Nones at the opening ceremony at the Milano San Siro Olympic Stadium.
The six athletes will carry the Olympic flag as a symbolism of the Olympic movement.
It represents the latest high honour accorded to Kipchoge who has put the country on the world map with various ‘firsts’ across his longstanding career.
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