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Eliud Kipchoge If he can accomplish this, he is set to earn the coveted Six Star Medal New York City Marathon 2025 on Sunday.
widely recognized as the greatest marathon The all-time runner, Abbott will complete a series of World Marathon Majors in the Kenyan ‘The Big Apple’, including 11 major wins, two Olympic golds, a sub-two hour marathon and multiple world records.
Joining the original six prestigious races of the Sydney Marathon, there are currently seven Abbott World Marathon Majors: Tokyo, Boston, London, Sydney, Berlin, Chicago and New York City.
The Six Star Medal was introduced in 2016 to honor runners who completed the Tour in all six races and, despite Sydney’s rise, the Six Star Medal remains for the original six races only.
There will also be no seven star medal. Instead, the Abbott World Marathon Majors are evaluating two more candidates (Cape Town and Shanghai), now with the potential for a nine-star medal in the future.
So Kipchoge will join just 434 runners to enter the Six Star Hall of Fame before Sunday. The 40-year-old intends to join hands and celebrate with his fellow runners on Sunday.
“Chasing six stars will really cement my legacy,” Kipchoge said. “It will make me a true marathon runner in every way.” Six stars have been my goal since I stepped into the marathon.
“Doing all six takes time, it takes patience, but patience pays off. My celebration is to see all the six star winners. Talk to them, shake their hands, ask them to help me make this a working world.”
He added, “I’ve been waiting for New York for a long time.” “The city where everyone is [to support],
Kipchoge has opted to end his marathon major career on Sunday and then pursue other projects, including a challenge in Antarctica.
“November, and it’s New York…it’s a place that’s been on my mind for a long time,” Kipchoge said. olympics.com“It’s time for me to go out there and get seven stars before I start my new journey of running for other things – running for a purpose.
“I will run in Antarctica! I now want to do that extreme thing that can make someone work hard. There is a lot in store that I will accomplish after New York…it will be an interesting trip…to do other things.”
“I will also run 50km in Saudi Arabia. I want to do that extreme thing that makes someone work hard and also find partners to rally behind a cause.”
Kipchoge last ran the Sydney Marathon in August and finished ninth. He last won the 2023 Berlin Marathon.