Despite setting a new world marathon record in Istanbul a month ago, world champion Ruth Chepng'etich says she will not rest until she records a similarly superlative performance at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on August 7. Setting a new world record in Istanbul was quite a wonderful feeling and my desire is to sustain it by producing similar or better performances in subsequent races. Others are world half marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir, 2018 London Marathon winner Vivian Cheruiyot and current champion Brigid Kosgei. This was after she set a new record of 1:04:02 for the half marathon at Kolay Istanbul Half Marathon early last month to lower Ethiopia's Ababel Yeshaneh mark. We expect a minimum of four medals from the entire marathon team, if not all the six medals on offer," he said.

Source: The Star May 07, 2021 01:52 UTC