World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge has distanced himself from claims of skipping IAAF world champions instead focusing in breaking two hour mark marathon record as money minded encounter.
Kipchoge, who will be competing in the INEOS race dubbed INEOS 1:59 Challenge in September has for the second skipped the championships set for September in Doha, Qatar.
In 2017, the reigning Olympics marathon champion attempted the “breaking two” in a specially organised race in the Nike-sponsored “Breaking2” project on the Monza Formula One racetrack where he ran 2:0025.
This time around, the race dubbed “INEOS 1:59 Challenge” will be funded by one of the richest men in England, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the founder of chemical manufacturing company INEOS.
“My team doesn’t put money in front and for sure it’s not about business and money involved.” said Kipchoge, the marathon world record holder, who declined to state how much he will be paid in compensation.
“The sponsor, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, loves sports and wants me to try it again. It is always good to challenge myself and the world. It’s good to make history, it’s good to leave a memorable mark in athletics, “added Kipchoge. “There is nothing impossible in this world and that is why I want to erase the notion that no human being is limited.”
Source: Daily Nation