Sport shorts: Eliud Kipchoge attempts 1:59 marathon record and F1 moves Japanese GP qualifying to Sunday

Ten things from the world of sport on Friday 11 October

Kenyan athlete Eliud Kipchoge is the marathon world record holder
Kenyan athlete Eliud Kipchoge is the marathon world record holder
(Image credit: Alex Halada/AFP via Getty Images)

1. Kipchoge aims to make marathon history

Kenyan superstar Eliud Kipchoge will attempt to achieve what no other athlete has done in history - run a marathon in less than two hours.

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