Kenya's Kipchoge wins Olympic marathon title

Congratulations,the heat and humidity is not a joke.It's life or death..Well done.

Due to Kenya winning gold, Kenya pushed down powerhouse Jamaica to 5th in the final Athletics Medal Table

Top 5 - Gold - Silver - Bronze = Total

1.) United States - 7 G - 12 S - 7 B = 26

2.) Italy - 5 G - 0 S - 0 B = 5

3.) Kenya - 4 G - 4 S - 2 B = 10

4.) Poland - 4 G - 2 S - 3 B = 9

5.) Jamaica - 4 G - 1 S - 4 B = 9

The biggest surprise is Italy - just 5 medals, but all gold!

Well done to all. The marathon epitomizes the Olympic Games.

great tv and NHK internet coverage.

It could have been better. I was watching the SF of the 10m diving yesterday at the gym. The showed the whole lot (over an hour), until the very last 4 dives and decided to cut away. WTF? It would have only taken another 5 minutes to show the leading divers. But I guess, since the Japanese diver qualified, that's all that mattered.

NHK coverage on the internet was ok, but they didn't stream everything and don't get me started on highlights. Highights conist of the Japanese player (say, in table tennis) scoring 7 powerful shots, making you think that person won. At the end, they show the opponent winning one point and that point was match point.

Amazing athlete. Just a dominant marathoner.

Too bad fans weren't allowed to line the streets to watch and cheer in groups due to the dangers of....

...oh wait.

Fans watch as runners compete during the men's marathon at the Tokyo Olympics in Sapporo on Sunday.  Photo: AP/Shuji Kajiyama

Pictures say a thousand words.

Fantastic. It'll all be over in a few hours.

Although the marathons were moved, It was actually a few degrees cooler in Tokyo than Sapporo this morning, albeit with higher humidity.

"Tokyo 2020 has happened, it means a lot. It means there is hope. It means we are on the right track to a normal life. We are on the track to our normal lives, that is the meaning of the Olympics."

Wonderful speech from Kipchoge at the finish. True meaning of what the Olympics is about and shame many posters on here will never understand.

Congratulations !! to Eliud Kipchoge on his GOLD medal win !!

Salutations ! to Abdi Nageeye Netherlands for the SILVER

and Bashir Abdi, Belgium for the BRONZE !!

And, an ‘Honorable Mention’ to JAPAN’s runner,

(with the climate & homefield advantage),

on coming in Sixth in the brutal heat & humidity of

our beloved Sapporo.

Wow good job but don’t let marathon decay your body. Please eat and get more protein

In the end moving the marathon to Sapporo worked out for the best.

Go Kenya! Men's and Women's gold medalists 2020. Well done Sapporo too. It was a heartful time!