Eliud Kipchoge: Former Paris Saint Germain Boss Mauricio Pochettino Hails Olympic Champion As Best in History

• Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge has been termed as the best and as an inspiration by former Paris Saint-Germain head coach Mauricio Pochettino
• Pochettino was seen wearing a T-shirt with the initials Eliud before he went ahead and said some kinds word about the Kenyan
• Kipchoge is the world record holder and arguably the best ever runner over that distance

Former Paris Saint-Germain and Tottenham Hotspur head coach Mauricio Pochettino has heaped praise on Eliud Kipchoge in a rare social media post.

Kipchoge is regarded as the greatest ever marathoners ever. He is currently the world record holder with a time of 2:01.39, which he set at the Berlin marathon in 2018.

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He is also the only human in history to ever run a marathon race under 2 hours in special conditions.

Pochettino posted a picture of him wearing a Kipchoge shirt on his Instagram story, which he later captioned.

You are the best, my friend, pure inspiration.

The two met last year when Kipchoge visited the Parc Des Princes Stadium in Paris, where he also met Kylian Mbappe.

The 37-year-old is currently preparing to make a return to the Berlin marathon, which will take place in September. Pochettino, meanwhile, is jobless after being sacked by PSG with his job being taken over by former Nice boss Christophe Galtier.

The Argentine manager was relieved of his duties despite leading PSG to the Ligue One title. Questions were asked over his ability to lead the side to their maiden Champions League title.

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Sports Brief had also reported how Alison Dos Santos, a Brazilian sprint star, survived severe burns and later on became a world champion. Karsten Warholm had been widely expected to shake off his hamstring injury and bag the 400 metres hurdles title at the World Athletics Championships.

It was just last year when the Norwegian completely obliterated the field at the Tokyo Olympics to set a new world record of 45.94 seconds. But one Alison Dos Santos had other plans. The Brazilian finished third at the Tokyo Olympics and is the third-fastest man in the history of the race. As soon as the gun went off in Oregon, Warholm looked destined to match to victory.

But on the last bend, with less than 150 metres to go, Dos Santos stepped up, jumping over the hurdles like a trout on a Mayfly. Even more surprising was the reduction in the pace of Warholm, who ended up finishing a disappointing seventh.