Eliud Kipchoge will go for unprecedented third straight gold. Brigid Kosgei was stunningly given the final women's spot over Sharon Lokedi.
Discussion: MB: BREAKING Kenyan marathon team announced Kipchoge, Kipruto, Mutiso, Obiri, Jepchirchir, Kosgei
Benson Kipruto is pumped to represent Kenya for 1st time and says he'll dedicate race to Kelvin Kiptum "I will be running in honour of Kiptum. He was a great friend of mine, we shared and talked a lot and was looking forward to the Olympics."
‒LetsRun's Jonathan Gault writing in an article about Athletics Kenya's controversial decision to put Brigid Kosgei (a Nike athlete) onto the 2024 Olympic marathon team over Rosemary Wanjiru (adidas) and Sharon Lokedi (Under Armour) even though Kosgei's results of in 2023 and 2024 haven't been as good as the others.