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Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge celebrates with his wife Grace Sugut after busting the mythical two-hour barrier for the marathon on October 12, 2019, in Vienna. [Photo by ALEX HALADA / AFP]
Kenya’s most-daring son Eliud Kipchoge cemented his name in the history books, completing a 42-kilometre marathon in 1:59:40 at the INEOS 1:59 Challenge in October 2019, in Vienna, Austria.
Kipchoge’s historic INEOS feat, however, was not recognised as an official World Record!
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