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Coronavirus: Record-breaker Eliud Kipchoge urges athletes to remain positive

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge (white jersey) celebrates after crossing the finish line at the end of his attempt to bust the mythical two-hour barrier for the marathon on October 12 2019 in Vienna. - Kipchoge holds the men's world record for the distance with a time of 2hr 01min 39sec, which he set in the flat Berlin marathon on September 16, 2018. He tried in May 2017 to break the two-hour barrier, running on the Monza National Autodrome racing circuit in Italy, failing narrowly in 2hr 00min 25sec. [Photo by ALEX HALADA / AFP]

Kipchoge urges athletes to remain positive after the London Marathon is postponed to October

The world’s fastest marathoner Eliud Kipchoge has shared a message of positivity to all the runners who are disappointed by the news that this year’s London Marathon has been postponed to October. 

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