FILE PHOTO: Athletics - NN Mission Marathon - Twente Airport, Enschede, Netherlands - April 18, 2021 Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge celebrates winning the men's race on the podium Pool via REUTERS/Piroschka Van De Wouw
TOKYO (Reuters) - Eliud Kipchoge, the world record holder and reigning Olympic marathon champion, said on Monday he is ready to defend his title and was excited to run in the city of Sapporo, where the event is slated to take place next month.
Kipchoge, the only man to run the distance in under two hours, is one of the stars of the Tokyo games and his race on Aug. 8 is one of the most anticipated battles at this year's Olympics.
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