- Eliud Kipchoge is expected to compete in two Abbott World Marathon Majors this year.
- Kipchoge has a personal best of 2:01.09.
- The 2025 TCS Sydney Marathon will be held on August 31, 2025.
The TCS Sydney Marathon director Wayne Larden has elucidated the huge impact Eliud Kipchoge’s 2025 participation will have in Australia.
Kipchoge is the first elite athlete to be confirmed for the event that is scheduled to take place on August 31.
According to Larden, the 40-year-old’s presence in the race will inspire upcoming runners in the country and take the Sydney Marathon to a new level.
“Eliud Kipchoge is not only the greatest marathoner of all time, but a champion athlete known and celebrated throughout the world.
Having him race the TCS Sydney Marathon in its first year as an Abbott World Marathon Major is a dream come true. His presence will elevate the event to new heights, bringing an unprecedented level of excitement, prestige and global attention.
We expect thousands of sports fans and spectators to line the streets of Sydney to witness history in the making.
As a two-time Olympic champion, a world record-breaking athlete, and the only man to run a sub-two hour marathon, Kipchoge’s participation will attract a new generation of Australian runners and fans of the sport,” he stated.
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Eliud Kipchoge’s mission
On his part, Kipchoge disclosed that he is eager to race in Australia for the first time ever in his trophy-laden career.
The Kaptagat based runner added that he wants to make the locals fall in love with the sport as he continues with his mission of making people across the world to embrace running.
“I am so excited. This is not only my first time racing the TCS Sydney Marathon, but also my first time running in Oceania. Competing in Australia is a huge opportunity for me. Sydney looks like a stunning city with so many iconic sights. It’s going to be a new and special experience for me.
I’ve been to many places to share my vision of making this world a running world. As I’ve never been to Australia before, I want to help make Australia a running nation,” he was quoted by NN Running Team.
As stated by Kipchoge, he will also take the opportunity to tour the Oceanian country and see its wonders including Kangaroos.
“I especially want to see Kangaroos. I don’t want to come to Australia and miss seeing Kangaroos,” he ended.
Kipchoge’s first race of the year
Kipchoge is expected to feature in the upcoming 2025 London Marathon on April 27 before starting to prepare for the Sydney showdown.
In London the multiple Abbott World Marathon Majors champion will battle it out for glory with several top athletes including the defending champion Alexander Mutiso Munyao.
Besides Munyao, the 2024 Valencia Marathon winner Sebastian Sawe, Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo, and the Ethiopian duo of Kenenisa Bekele and Tamirat Tola will also be in contention.
Kipchoge, who won the Olympic Games time at the 2016 and the delayed 2020 edition, will be seeking to win the coveted title for the fifth time.
Kipchoge, who is the second fastest marathoner in history with a personal best of 2:01.09, has won more than 15 marathons in his career.
He held the world record for a number of years before it was eventually broken at the 2023 Bank of America Chicago Marathon by his compatriot the late Kelvin Kiptum.
Kiptum, who died in February 2024 in a fatal road accident clocked a time of 2:00.35 and was expected to carry Kenya’s flag alongside Kipchoge in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
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