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Kipchoge returns to Japan to make Tokyo Marathon debut

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FILE: Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge celebrates after winning gold medal in men's marathon at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, [AP]

Two-time Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge is set to make his return to Japan for the 2022 Tokyo Marathon on March 6.

In August, Kipchoge successfully defended his Olympic marathon crown on the streets of Sapporo at the Tokyo 2020 Games.

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