‘The marathon, it’s about being patient,’ says Hellen Obiri as she chases elusive Olympic gold medal
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Hellen Obiri has won almost everything in her running career. Everything, that is, except an Olympic gold medal.
Hellen Obiri has won almost everything in her running career. Everything, that is, except an Olympic gold medal. The only woman to win indoor, outdoor and cross-country world titles, Obiri also has two Olympic silver medals over 5,000 meters and three major marathon victories – in Boston (twice) and New York. But a gold medal at the Olympics has so far remained elusive. The decorated Kenyan runner hopes to change that in Paris over the coming days, entering the women’s marathon race as one of the favorites for the title. “I’m going to work extra hard to make it happen, to make my dream come true,” she told CNN Sport on the eve of the Olympics. This will be Obiri’s fourth Games, making her a veteran in the women’s marathon field. That experience should serve her well on what promises to be a challenging 26.2-mile course between Paris and Versailles, taking in 436 meters of ascent. It will be the final event of this year’s Olympics, staged hours before the closing ceremony in the Stade de France. And for the first time ever, a mass marathon for the general public has been organized on Saturday night, in between the men’s and women’s races.
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