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Kipchumba ready to make history in Olympic debut

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Kenya's Vincent Kipchumba (L) and Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge (R) lead the elite men's race of the 2020 London Marathon in central London on October 4, 2020. (Photo by Adam Davy / POOL / AFP)

After saving Kenya blushes at the London Marathon last October where he surprisingly finished second, Vincent Kipchumba is laying groundwork for another historic moment.

The athletics family was waiting for world marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge to deliver yet another stunning cruise to victory in the October 4 race just like he had done before in his marathon career.

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