Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Kenyan Digest

World braces for Kipchoge versus Bekele battle in London

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By AYUMBA AYODI
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An epic battle is in the offing when world marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge takes on rival Kenenisa Bekele at the London Marathon in April.

The race organisers announced on Thursday that Bekele had confirmed his participation in the race, joining an already crowded elite field that has Kipchoge and the Ethiopian duo of Mosinet Geremew and Mule Wasihun.

Geremew and Wasihun pushed the legendary Kipchoge to the limits at the London Marathon.

Kipchoge and Bekele, the two greatest distance runners in history and the two fastest men ever over the marathon distance, will go head to head on the streets of London on April 26 in a contest the world has been waiting to see.