en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliud_Kipchoge
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The race was won by Ehtopias'S Shura Itata in a time of 2:05:41.
The 2020 London Marathon men's winner was Shura Kitata of Ethiopia, not “Shura Itata.”
Full reasoning
World Athletics' official race report for the 2020 London Marathon names the men's winner as Shura Kitata (ETH) in 2:05:41. The article's sentence gives the correct time but the wrong athlete name.
This is not just a spelling variation of the same surname: the official result lists Kitata, and the report headline itself says “Kitata conquers Kipchoge”.
1 source
- Kitata conquers Kipchoge while Kosgei retains title at London Marathon | REPORT | World Athletics
World Athletics' report states: 'Ethiopia's Shura Kitata won ... Kitata clocked a winning time of 2:05:41.' The leading results list '1 Shura Kitata (ETH) 2:05:41.'
Not part of WMM
By 2025, the Sydney Marathon was part of Abbott World Marathon Majors, not outside it.
Full reasoning
Abbott World Marathon Majors says the series consists of seven races and explicitly includes the TCS Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS. Its Sydney announcement page says Sydney joined the series in 2025 as the seventh member and that Sydney's first edition as a Major took place on August 31, 2025.
So labeling the 2025 Sydney Marathon as “Not part of WMM” is incorrect: 2025 was the first year Sydney was an Abbott World Marathon Major.
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- About Abbott World Marathon Majors
The Abbott World Marathon Majors 'is a series of seven of the largest and most renowned marathons in the world' and includes the 'TCS Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS.'
- TCS Sydney Marathon Joins Abbott World Marathon Majors in 2025
AbbottWMM says: 'the TCS Sydney Marathon has now joined the series in 2025 as the seventh member of the family' and 'Sydney's first edition as a Major took place on August 31, 2025.'
thus completing all six World Marathon Major courses.
By late 2025 there were seven World Marathon Majors, and Kipchoge had already run Sydney as well.
Full reasoning
This sentence is outdated/inaccurate for 2025. Abbott World Marathon Majors states that Sydney joined the series in 2025 as the seventh Major. World Athletics' official results show Kipchoge ran the Sydney Marathon on August 31, 2025, finishing 9th in 2:08:31.
Because Kipchoge then ran New York on November 2, 2025, New York did not leave him with only 'all six' Major courses completed. By that point, the Major series had seven races, and Kipchoge had competed in Sydney as well.
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- About Abbott World Marathon Majors
AbbottWMM says the series is made up of 'seven of the largest and most renowned marathons in the world' and includes the TCS Sydney Marathon.
- TCS Sydney Marathon Joins Abbott World Marathon Majors in 2025
The site says Sydney 'joined the series in 2025 as the seventh member of the family' and that 'Sydney's first edition as a Major took place on August 31, 2025.'
- TCS Sydney Marathon Presented by ASICS | Results | World Athletics
World Athletics lists Eliud Kipchoge in the men's marathon results for Sydney on 31 Aug 2025, placing 9th in 2:08:31.
Last marathon as competitive elite runner
New York was not Kipchoge's last marathon as a competitive elite runner: he announced a two-year world tour of seven more marathons afterward.
Full reasoning
This note is contradicted by announcements made immediately after the 2025 New York City Marathon. On 3 November 2025, World Athletics reported that Kipchoge had launched a World Tour that would see him compete in seven marathons across seven continents over the next two years, and described it as combining elite racing with fundraising.
Kipchoge's own Eliud's Running World site likewise says that during the next 2 years, Eliud competes in 7 marathons on all continents. That means the 2025 New York City Marathon was not his last marathon as a competitive elite runner.
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- Kipchoge to run marathons on all seven continents in new 'World Tour' | NEWS | World Athletics
World Athletics says Kipchoge's new project 'will see him compete in seven marathons across seven continents over the next two years' and describes it as 'combining elite racing' with a mission to unite the world through running.
- Eliud's Running World
Kipchoge's site says: 'During the next 2 years, Eliud competes in 7 marathons on all continents.'