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BEST MALE ATHLETE OF TOKYO 2020- CROWNED ELIUD KIPCHOGE

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Men's Marathon - Sapporo Odori Park, Sapporo, Japan - August 8, 2021. Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya holds the flag of Kenya and celebrates after winning gold REUTERS/Feline Lim

Record-breaking marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge has been voted as the Best Male Athlete of Tokyo 2020 at the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) awards in Greece.⁣
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Kipchoge set a record, becoming the third athlete to win gold back-to-back in the Olympic marathon after Abebe Nikila (Ethiopia) and Waldemar Cierpinski (Germany).⁣
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Speaking after receiving the coveted award, Kipchoge who is regarded as the greatest Marathoner ever, said that he is happy to have won Gold back-to-back in the Olympics.⁣
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“When you win two Olympic gold medals back-to-back, its making history because only three people have done it, I’m happy to have done that in the year 2020 in the Tokyo Olympic Games,” Eliud Kipchoge said.⁣
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List of Winners at the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) awards in Greece.⁣
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Best Male Athlete of Tokyo 2020 – Eliud Kipchoge⁣
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Best Female Athlete of Tokyo 2020 – Canadian Maggie Mac Neil⁣
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Outstanding Athlete Performance – Cuban Mijain Lopez⁣
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Best Male Team at Tokyo 2020 – Japan National Baseball Team⁣
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Best Female Team at Tokyo 2020 – New Zealand Rugby Team⁣
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Best Male Multiple Athlete Event of Tokyo 2020 – Italy Cycling Track Pursuit Team⁣
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Best Female Multiple Athlete Event of Tokyo 2020 – Estonia Fencing Epee team.