Kipchoge returns to Tokyo Marathon

Double Olympic gold medallist Eliud Kipchoge headlines the field in Tokyo in his final warm-up race before Paris 2024
                       
COURSE
Km marker 

2km 1.25 miles

BUNKYO
Asakusa
TAITO
SUMIDA
SHINJUKU
Imperial 
CHIYODA 
Hibiya Park
START
SHIBUYA
Palace
CHUO
Tokyo Tower
MINATO
FINISH 
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
                                     

FASTEST MARATHON TIMES
MEN: Kipchoge’s compatriot, world record holder Kelvin Kiptum (inset), died in car crash in February

Kelvin Kiptum KEN  Chicago, 2023 2:00:35
Eliud Kipchoge KEN  Berlin, 2022 2:01:09
Kenenisa Bekele ETH  Berlin, 2019 2:01:41
Sisay Lemma ETH      Valencia, 2023 2:01:48
Birhanu Legese ETH   Berlin, 2019 2:02:48

WOMEN: Sifan Hassan – second fastest woman in history – makes Tokyo debut after wins in London and Chicago in 2023. World champion Amane Beriso will provide tough opposition

Tigst Assefa ETH Berlin, 2023   2:11:53 
Sifan Hassan NED Chicago, 2023  2:13:44
Brigid Kosgei KEN Chicago, 2019 2:14:04
Ruth Chepngetich KEN Chicago, 2022  2:14:18
Amane Beriso ETH Valencia, 2022  2:14:58


   
  
Source: Tokyo Marathon Pictures: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS