Abebe Bikila set a WR of 2:12:11.2 in Tokyo, having claimed Olympic gold at Rome 1960 four years earlier
Only Bikila (1960/1964), Waldemar Cierpinski (1976/1980) and Eliud Kipchoge (2016/2021) have successfully defended their Olympic marathon titles.
The Tokyo 1964 podium:
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Ethiopian artist Yoseph Bekele, known as BekiArt, creates portraits in unusual ways, using both hands at the same time and even his feet, as well as unconventional materials like candles and mud, to bring his artistic ideas to life




















