UK University Fetes Marathon Great Eliud Kipchoge With Honorary Doctorate Of Laws Degree [Photos]

Bonface Osano

6 years ago

The University of Exeter on Saturday feted marathon great Eliud Kipchoge with an honorary Doctorate Degree of Laws (LLD) for his achievements in sports.

One of the great #marathon runners of all time, @EliudKipchoge, will be honoured at the @UniofExeter's Winter Graduation ceremony this weekend.
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— University of Exeter News (@UniofExeterNews) December 13, 2019

Eliud Kipchoge awarded an honorary Doctorate of Laws degree by a university in the United Kingdom [Photo/Courtesy]

The 35-year-old world marathon record holder became the first man this year to run a full marathon under two hours in the INEOS 1.59 challenge.

Eliud has also won the Olympic title and eight Marathon Major victories.

Read: Marathon Legend Eliud Kipchoge Pleased To Meet F1 Great Lewis Hamilton (Photos)

He offered that “breaking barriers is about the mind.”

"Breaking barriers is about the mind" says @EliudKipchoge, who receives an honorary degree from @UniofExeter today pic.twitter.com/j8fotwTiGg

— University of Exeter News (@UniofExeterNews) December 14, 2019

Last week Friday Kipchoge was awarded Honorary Degree of Laws, sports services by the University of Laikipia.

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