Two-time Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge is taking on a new role.
The 40-year-old legendary runner was elected to serve as the Male Athletes Representative on the Kenyan National Olympic Committee. He ran unopposed.
After withdrawing at the 30km mark during the marathon at the Olympic Games Paris 2024, Kipchoge told media he would not compete in another Olympics but that he would stay close to the sporting world.
“You will see me in a different way, maybe giving people motivation, but I will not run,” he said at the time. “I need to go back, sit down, try to figure my 21 years of running at a high level. I need to evolve and feature in other things.”
Kipchoge owns the marathon Olympic title from Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024.