Paris 2024 athletics: Kelvin Kiptum’s memory lingers over Olympic marathons – ‘We want to do it for him’

Athletics: Looking forward to the men’s marathon

Tomorrow morning, of course, we’ll have the men’s marathon – for the first time, taking place before the women’s marathon, which follows on Sunday morning.

Eliud Kipchoge is favourite to win a third straight title. But there will be a tinge of sadness as world record holder Kelvin Kiptum, who died in a car crash in February, would have been a huge challenger to his crown.