Marathon great Eliud Kipchoge wins the 2022 Tokyo Marathon

• Kenyans reigned supreme during the 2022 edition of the Tokyo Marathon as World record holders Eliud Kipchoge and Brigid Kosgei triumphed
• Kipchoge won the men's race in 2:02:40 to beat fellow countryman Amos Kipruto and Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola
• The time posted by the 37-year-old posted is now the third-fastest of his career and the fourth-fastest in history

Kenya's marathon great Eliud Kipchoge has won the 2022 Tokyo Marathon after posting an incredible time of 2:02:40, a new course record.

Kipchoge, alongside the women's world record holder Brigid Kosgei, were the athletes of the moment at the Sunday, March 6, event in Tokyo.

The event was making a return, a year after it was postponed in 2021 owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Eliud Kipchoge stages spectacular performance

Kipchoge, a two-time marathon Olympic champ was initially on course to making a world record but made a wrong turn in the third 5km section to see the pace drop.

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The 37-year-old showed no signs of rust when he took to the track, with the time he posted now the third-fastest in his marathon career and the fourth-fastest in history.

The Kenyan marathoner currently holds the world record which he set back in 2018 during the Berlin.

Meanwhile, Amos Kipruto finished second during the Sunday race, with Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola completing the top three podium.

Brigid Kosgei triumphs at the Tokyo Marathon

In the women's race, Brigid Kosgei also inkced her name in history books as the World record holder posted the third-fastest marathon of all time of 2:16:02.

Ashete Bekere of Ethiopia finished second in 2:17:58, with Gotytom Gebrselase holding on to claim a third-place finish in 2:18:18.