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Eliud Kipchoge puts his INEOS moments on NFT

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge (white jersey) celebrates after busting the mythical two-hour barrier for the marathon on October 12, 2019, in Vienna. [Photo by HERBERT NEUBAUER / APA / AFP]

It resonates well in the minds of over four billion viewers that followed Eliud Kipchoge’s INEOS 1:59 Challenge on the streets of Vienna on October 12, 2019.

He became the first person on earth to run a full marathon under the magical 2-hour mark. Some compare it to the first man to land on the moon. That is how extraordinary this achievement is –a jaw dropping 1:59.40.

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