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Record numbers likely in Moscow Worlds
Apr. 19 | MONACO, April 19- Record numbers of athletes and nations are expected to compete at the IAAF World Championships this year, which will be held in Moscow between 10 to 18 August. Preliminary entries received by the IAAF for the 14th edition of the Championships...
Cherono’s record act steals Prague show
Apr. 7 | PRAGUE, Czech Republic, April 7-Double African champion, Gladys Cherono, underlined her status as one to watch out for with a sparkling course record in the women’s race of the Prague Half Marathon. Despite temperatures that felt as though the city...
Sh10.98m at stake as Limo hunts Tadese
Apr. 5 | PRAGUE, Czech Republic, April 5- Course record holder, Philemon Limo, has promised Eritrean world record holder, Zersenay Tadese, a run for his money when the pair clash at the Hervis Prague Half Marathon on Saturday. Limo is optimistic of beating the...
Chebet rewinds the clock to mug Hiwot
Mar. 25 | BYDGOSZCZ, Poland, March 25- 2010 IAAF World Cross Country champion Emily Chebet enjoyed an impressive return to the top of the medals podium in winning her second global title on Sunday in Bydgoszcz, Poland, and thereby winning US$30,000 (Sh2.6m). The...
History making Korir repays the faith
Mar. 25 | BYDGOSZCZ, Poland, March 25- Japhet Korir was blithely unaware that he had become the youngest ever senior men’s champion in the history of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, when he triumphed in the Polish city of Bydgoszcz on Sunday. “Oh...
Its Kipruto vs Kirui for Biwa honours
Mar. 1 | TOKYO, Japan, March 1- World silver medallist Vincent Kipruto will square off against fellow Kenyan Peter Kirui at the 68th Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon – an IAAF Gold Label Road Race – in Otsu, Japan, on Sunday (3). Kipruto has broken 2:06 for the...
Kogo, Rotich to debut in marathon at Boston
Jan. 16 | BOSTON, Massachusetts, January 16- Former World 10km record holder, Micah Kogo and Lucas Rotich, the junior bronze winner at the 2008 World Cross championships will crown their full marathon debuts at Boston on April 15. Kogo, who also won 10,000m bronze...
Four-star Chebet wraps series in style
Jan. 14 | KERICHO, Kenya- The 2010 World cross-country champion Emily Chebet completed a scintillating campaign with a fourth victory as African cross-country champion John Mwangangi reigned supreme in the men’s long race to wrap up the seven-meet KCB/AK National...
Kitum, Amos to go for 600m WR in Russia
Dec. 28 | MOSCOW, Russia, December 28 – The organisers of the traditional Russian Winter indoor meeting on February 3, the third in the 2013 IAAF Indoor Permit series, have brought together London 2012 Olympic Games 800m medallists Nijel Amos and Timothy Kitum...
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