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Eliud Kipchoge

Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge Winner World Sport Star of the Year 2019

Marathoner Eliud Kipchoge Wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2019

Dec 17, 2019

Kenyan-born Catholic-raised Eliud Kipchoge who became the first ever world marathoner to run the 42-km race in less than two hours was Sunday, December 15 named the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year (SPOTY) 2019.

INEOS 1:59 challenge: Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge after becoming the first marathoner ever to run the race in less than two hours in Vienna, Austria on October 12, 2019

Catholic Faith Factor in Marathoner Eliud Kipchoge’s Historic Victory: Testimonies

Oct 12, 2019

As the world marvels at Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge for busting the mythical two-hour barrier and realizing his quest of becoming the first marathoner ever to run the 42-km race in less than two hours, clergy, religious, and laity in his native country are attributing his victory to prayer and faith, describing the unique accomplishment as that of a man of Catholic faith.