Kenyan marathoner Eliud Kipchoge on Friday night, 30th October met and took photos with PSG and French star Kylian Mbappe at Parc des Princes Stadium in France.
Kipchoge who had received a special invite by PSG was among the thousands of fans who watched their Ligue 1 match against Lille.
In the video shared on PSG’s social media before the match, the world record holder said: “Hi everyone! I’m very happy to be here at the PSG stadium. I wish all my fans and football fans a good game. Come on Paris!”.
Great to welcome Olympic winner and world record holder @EliudKipchoge to the Parc Des Princes tonight! ❤️💙 pic.twitter.com/VvA9TSqWVW
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) October 29, 2021
Mbappe who was included in yesterday’s squad had a good time interacting with the world marathon record holder Kipchoge.
The two stars who met for the first time exchanged a jersey, athletics footwear and football playing boots.
La rencontre entre @EliudKipchoge et @KMbappe ! ❤️💙🤩 pic.twitter.com/42JYcODKKq
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) October 29, 2021
The French giants came from a goal down to beat their rivals 2-1 in the dying minutes of the game.
J. David had put Lille in the lead in the 31st minute, but the hosts equalised in the 74th minute through Marquinhos before Di Maria scored the winner in the 88th minute.
With the win, PSG remains unbeaten at Parc De Princes this season in Ligue 1 and are now top of the table.
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