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Meet Britain’s richest man who wants Kipchoge to break marathon record [Photos]

Sir Jim Ratcliffe sits down with Eliud Kipchoge [Courtesy]

The fastest marathon runner of all time announced plans for the record attempt during a visit to the track in Oxford where Roger Bannister ran the first sub-four-minute mile 65 years ago on Monday.

The 34-year-old Olympic champion has gained the trust of Jim Ratcliffe, who founded chemicals group INEOS and is estimated by London-based Sunday Times Rich List to be worth 21 billion pounds ($28 billion).

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