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Eliud Kipchoge, Britain’s richest man hatch grand plan to make history

Eliud Kipchoge and Sir Jim Ratcliffe [Courtesy]

Eliud Kipchoge has funding from Britain’s richest man for his bid to break the two-hour marathon barrier again later this year.

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.

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