Vincent Kipchumba relishes big challenge in London

Vincent Kipchumba (3rd R) leads the pack in the 21km race during 2020 Beyond Zero Half Marathon event held at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi on March 08, 2020. Vincent Kipchumba won the race. [Photo: Stafford Ondego, Standard]

Vienna Marathon champion Vincent Kipchumba relished the prospects of a debut at the London marathon on April 26, but Covid-19 ruined his dream.

The 29-year-old, endured long nights knowing his training had been washed down the drain. But the announcement by the organizers that the race may be held on October 4, gave him something to look forward to even as the virus continued to wreck the sports calendar.