Galen Rupp was the top American, finishing in eighth.
Kipchoge’s win streak—stopped running in the ninth kilometer, holding his right hamstring. Stephen Kiprotich of Uganda, the 2012 Olympic champion, also started walking before the 10K mark. Ethiopian Sisay Lemma, a 2:03 marathoner, walked off the course just after halfway. Of the 105 starters, 76 finished.
Kipchoge looked incredibly comfortable in the early parts of the race. At a turn around 18K, he pointed out to Brazilian Daniel Do Nascimento the painted green line indicating the course. The two smiled, Kipchoge gave a thumbs up, and then they shared a fist bump. Later, during his solo run to the finish, Kipchoge smiled occasionally.
“That smile is the happiness,” he said. “They say to enjoy this world is to be happy. While you are happy, it helps you relax and enjoy the race.” At 28K, Kipchoge took a slight lead for the first time, and Rupp and others started to suffer. The pack reformed, but was vulnerable. When Kipchoge went ahead for good a little more than a mile later, nobody could match him. By 35K, his lead was already up to 27 seconds, and he ran unchallenged to his second Olympic marathon title.
“It means a lot for me, especially at this time,” Kipchoge said about repeating as champion. “It was really hard last year, [when the Olympics were] postponed. I am happy for the local organizing committee who made this race happen. It is a sign that shows the world we are heading in the right direction, we are on the right transition to a normal life. I can say congratulations to them that they made this Olympics happen.
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