Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge, has made history by becoming the third marathoner in the world to Olympic gold medals back-to-back.
The 36-year-old won his second gold medal on Sunday, August 8, 2021, at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
The first marathoner to have won back-to-back was Abebe Bikila (1960 and 1964) and East Germany’s Waldemar Cierpinski (1976 and 1980).
Kipchoge held up his two fingers to signal his second Olympic gold.
He told the press that “I think I fulfilled the legacy by winning the marathon for the second time,” Kipchoge said after the race. “That’s my total happiness, my inspiration for the next generation.”