Eliud Kipchoge Wins Marathon Again After Three Years
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Eliud Kipchoge is a famous runner from Kenya. He is 41 years old. Kipchoge won the Melbourne Marathon. This was his first marathon win in three years. He broke the race record by two seconds. A record is the best time ever in a race.
Kipchoge is known as one of the best marathon runners ever. He said his body is still 'peaking'. This means he is still at his best. He also said he is happy to run with young athletes. He called them 'gen Zs'. This means people from a younger generation.
Kipchoge's win shows that age is not always a problem in sports. Many fans were happy to see him win again. He has not won a marathon for three years. Now he shows he can still compete at a high level.
Vocabulary15 words
- marathon
- a very long running race
- record
- the best result ever in something
- athletes
- people who do sports
- generation
- people born in the same time period
- compete
- to try to win against others
- peaking
- being at the best level
- famous
- known by many people
- victory
- a win
- fans
- people who support someone
- age
- how old someone is
- runner
- a person who runs
- race
- a competition to see who is fastest
- young
- not old
- best
- better than all others
- level
- how good someone is
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1. 41 2. Melbourne 3. True
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Eliud Kipchoge is a famous runner from _____.
He is _____ years old.
Kipchoge won the _____ Marathon.
This was his first marathon win in _____ years.
He broke the race _____ by two seconds.
Kipchoge said his body is still '_____'.
He said he is happy to run with _____ athletes.
He called them 'gen _____'.
Kipchoge's win shows that _____ is not always a problem in sports.
He has not won a marathon for three _____.
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