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![Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele is confident of victory ahead of his fourth appearance at the London Marathon on Sunday.
Bekele, the second-fastest marathon runner of all time, has landed in the UK for the 2022 TCS London Marathon on Sunday 2 October.
Boasting an astonishing personal best of 2:01:41, Bekele’s time is just 32 seconds slower than the new world record, set at the Berlin Marathon on Sunday by Eliud Kipchoge (KEN).
Before that, his time was only two seconds shy of the quickest marathon ever recorded.
“I’m expecting to get a good result at this race”, he said. “Of course, I’m here to win!”
Bekele has, like all athletes, battled with injuries in the past, but he believes his block of training for London has gone well this year.
“I am confident that I can achieve the fast times I have run in the past. It isn’t easy, but it is possible.
“Of course, I’m not perfect and I feel like I haven’t achieved what my fans want from me just yet. But on the other hand, it doesn’t matter how many times you win a race – how many people can run this time [2:01:41, Bekele’s PB]? Only two athletes so far.”
(credit: TCS London Marathon)
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