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.
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).
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.
“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.
List of Winners at the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) awards in Greece.
Best Male Athlete of Tokyo 2020 – Eliud Kipchoge
Best Female Athlete of Tokyo 2020 – Canadian Maggie Mac Neil
Outstanding Athlete Performance – Cuban Mijain Lopez
Best Male Team at Tokyo 2020 – Japan National Baseball Team
Best Female Team at Tokyo 2020 – New Zealand Rugby Team
Best Male Multiple Athlete Event of Tokyo 2020 – Italy Cycling Track Pursuit Team
Best Female Multiple Athlete Event of Tokyo 2020 – Estonia Fencing Epee team.
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