Renowned marathoner Eliud Kipchoge is on the brink of chasing yet another world record as he prepares for the highly anticipated Tokyo Marathon scheduled for March 3.
Kipchoge who arrived in Japan Monday was seen taking part in a training session Wednesday morning.
Photos shared by the NN Running Team showed the marathoner having some light training alongside other athletes.
Kipchoge left the country accompanied by his mentor and coach Patrick Sang among other athletes.
He is returning to Tokyo having won an Olympic gold medal on the streets of Sapporo at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 before setting a course record on his last entry in March 2022.
The 17th edition of the marathon will be held on Sunday starting at 3;10 am-10;10 am East Africa Time (EAT).
Tokyo is the first of the six major marathons in 2024.
Boston and London follow in April then that of Berlin, Chicago and New York in the autumn.
Kipchoge, according to his organizers, is inspired to compete and win in these races.
"Eliud, the world record-holder and the first man in history to run a sub-two-hour marathon-achieving the feat at the INEOS 1:59 Challenge - has spoken of his desire to compete and win all six Abbott World Marathon Majors, regarded as the world's top six marathon races," Global sports communication said.
