World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge will grace the Boston marathon on April 17
The two time Olympic champion will be making his debut on the famous Boston Course for the very first time having graced London, Chicago and Tokyo and Berlin marathons in his glittering career
The fastest marathoner in history, Kipchoge will take on the challenging Boston Marathon course with hopes of earning his eleventh win at an Abbott World Marathon Majors event.
Kipchoge’s last marathon resulted in a new world record when he timed 2:01:09 for the win at September’s Berlin Marathon. Kipchoge’s lifetime best is 1:59:40, run at the INEOS 1:59 Challenge exhibition event in 2019 where he became the first man ever to cover 26.2 miles in under two hours.
The 38-year-old looks to become the only man in history to have established a marathon world record, won two Olympic marathon gold medals, and break the tape first in Boston over the span of their career.
“I am happy to announce in April I will compete in the Boston Marathon, a new chapter in my Abbott World Marathon Majors journey,” said Kipchoge. “Good luck to all the runners running Boston in 2023.”
Defending champion Evans Chebet 2021 winner Benson Kipruto, and two-time victor Lelisa Desisa (2013 and 2015) will be part of an historically deep men’s open division.
In the Women’s category 2017 champion Edna Kiplagat returns to face World marathon champion Gotytom Gebreselase alongside home favourite Desiree Linden and Ethiopia’s Atsede Bayas winner in 2016.