Kenya's Brigid Kosgei crosses the line to win the London Marathon in London, England, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020. (Richard Heathcote, Pool via AP)Women’s world marathon record holder Brigid Kosgei says she has fully recovered from a slight leg injury and has set her sights firmly on chasing the Olympic gold in Tokyo. She tested herself at last month’s Istanbul half marathon, finishing fifth (one hour, six minutes and one second) in a race won by compatriot and fellow Olympics-bound world marathon champion Ruth Chepng’etich in a world record time of 1:04:02. At Kapsait, Kosgei and her coach, former Honolulu Marathon champion Eric Kimaiyo, won’t easily let the cat out of the bag on training methods. Besides Kosgei, the Kenyan women’s Olympic marathon team also has world champion Ruth Chepng’etich, world half marathon champion Peres Chepchirchir and multiple track world and Olympic champion Vivian Cheruiyot.

Source: Standard Digital May 23, 2021 19:41 UTC