Star Eliud Kipchoge remains wary of rival Bekele

World Marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge at the Maasai Mara yesterday. [Courtesy, Standard]

World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge is wary of the threat posed by his Ethiopian rival Kenenisa Bekele when they clash in a new super-fast elite only London Marathon on October 4.

In a unique race that will see it being held in October instead of regular third Sunday of April for the first time in 40 years due to the coronavirus pandemic, the duo will battle out in an enclosed loped course in St James’s Park with no mass participation and fans.