the world record holder, and unofficially ran the marathon in less than two hours in 2019. kipchoge said he was really glad the olympics had gone ahead, as it was a sign of hope that life s getting back on track, after what s been an incredibly tough year for all. there is much more reaction to all of that over on the bbc sport website. i will be back with you in an hour but, for now, back to you in the studio. in becoming britain s most decorated olympian, jason kenny has surpassed his friend sir chris hoy s medal haul. sir chris hoy has been speaking to nesta mcgregor about the achievement. yeah, well it seems like a lifetime ago but, yeah, sitting up at two o clock til five o clock watching the track session. and i think everybody, including myself we expected laura kenny to be the bankerfor the myself we expected laura kenny to be the banker for the gold myself we expected laura kenny to be the bankerfor the gold medal and
at antwerp in 1920. kenya s eliud kipchoge says he s fulfilled his legacy after successfully defending his men s marathon olympic title. regarded as the greatest over this distance, he s the world record holder, and unofficially ran the marathon in less than two hours in 2019. kipchoge said he was really glad the olympics had gone ahead, because in his words it was a sign of hope that life s getting back on track, after what s been an incredibly tough year for all. tokyo 2020 has happened. it means hope. it means there is hope. it means we are on the right track to our normal life. we are in the right transition in our life. so we are on the right track to our normal lives. covid 19 will go. that is the meaning of the olympics. it s been a marathon 16 days, let s take you through the final