FIVE SPORTING LEGENDS
1 ELIUD KIPCHOGE
A living legend and the greatest marathoner of all time, Eliud Kipchoge proved his mettle after becoming only the third man in history to win back-to-back Olympic gold medals over the 42km distance. Kipchoge strutted the streets of Sapporo in Japan to defend his title successfully in a time of 2hrs, 8mins and 38secs, some 80 seconds ahead of second-placed Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands – the largest winning margin in the men’s Olympic marathon since 1972. The Association of National Olympic Committees also named Kipchoge as best male athlete at the Games.
2 ASISAT OSHOALA
Nigerian scoring machine Asisat Oshoala made history when she became the first African to win the UEFA Women’s Champions League, following Barcelona’s 4-0 victory over Chelsea in May.
The victory – her ninth club career trophy – saw the Nigeria international continue her record-breaking stint at the Spanish club. In 2019, in her first season with the Catalans, she became the first African woman to score in the European competition’s final, after netting her team’s late consolation in their disappointing 4-1 loss to Lyon. This season she
