Kipchoge wins men's marathon gold medal at Olympics

Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya won the men's marathon gold medal in a time of 2:08:38 at the Tokyo Olympic Games on Sunday, reported Xinhua.

Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands took the silver medal while Abdi Bashir from Belgium completed the podium.

Kipchoge, only the third person to win successive Olympic marathons, finished in two hours eight minutes 38 seconds, reported BBC.

Regarded as the greatest marathon runner of all time, the 36-year-old crossed the line one minute 20 seconds ahead of the Netherlands' Abdi Nageeye, the BBC added.