Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge made history on Saturday as he became the first athlete to complete a marathon in under two hours.
However, this effort by the athlete would not be recognised by the IAAF as it was an unofficial event.
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The Olympic marathon champion completed the course in one hour 59 minutes and 40 seconds around Vienna’s Prater Park.
Kipchoge tweeted about the achievement and shared a video, with caption: “History”.
The marathon was organised by British chemical company INEOS and named the run as INEOS 1.59 challenge.
“HISTORY IS MADE! For so long, so many thought it was impossible, but @EliudKipchoge becomes the first human to run a sub-two-hour marathon. #INEOS159 #NoHumanIsLimited,” INEOS 1.59 Challenge tweeted.
It was Kipchoge’s second attempt to break the barrier as he had missed out earlier on becoming the first athlete to complete a marathon under two hours.
He had fallen short by 26 seconds in Monza two years ago.