- Kipchoge is a two-time Olympic marathon champion (2016,2020) and is regarded as the greatest marathon runner of all time.
- Kipchoge said the right attitude makes a big difference when one wants to achieve something in their career.
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Eliud Kipchoge is optimistic about winning a third back-to-back Olympic marathon gold medal at next year's Paris Olympic Games in France.
Speaking to Larry Madowo during a CNN interview, the five-time Berlin Marathon champion said he has what it takes to secure victory at the quadrennial showpiece.
"I want to make history by being the first human being to win gold in marathon three times back-to-back, "he said.
Kipchoge said that life was all about pushing the limits and getting to know where the limits are adding that he draws inspiration and belief from within himself by pushing himself to breaking barriers.
"Absolutely Yes!" Kipchoge responded when asked whether there would be a possibility of him clinching the top spot.
He disagreed with scientists' research which stated that there were still some years from being able to run an open marathon for sub-two hours.
Kipchoge is a two-time Olympic marathon champion (2016,2020) and is regarded as the greatest marathon runner of all time.
He is also the world record holder in the marathon with a time of 2:01:09 set at the 2022 Berlin Marathon. He has run five of the seven fastest marathons in history to cap off his burgeoning reputation.
Kipchoge said the right attitude makes a big difference when one wants to achieve something in their career.
Kipchoge, who was appointed Elder of the Order of the Golden Heart by former President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2019 in recognition of his sub-two-hour marathon, said soldiering amidst the challenges is the only way to succeed.
"The only way to be successful when you feel pain is to press on and you will be there, you can't break, press on and you will be there, "Kipchoge said.
Kipchoge also gave examples of various athletes who have defied the age myth and impossibility expectation from people to thrive at a certain age.
He noted that footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is an example of age not being a limit to delivering standards one has set before so long as there is a fight in you.
Victory in Paris will make Kipchoge the second man to win three successive Olympic gold medals after Jamaican sprinter Hussein Bolt.