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Apr 21

London Marathon: Olympic champion Jepchirchir wins women's race: Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya pulled away late to win the London Marathon women’s ...

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Quick Glance: Jepchirchir Sets New Record, Claims Victory at London Marathon

Jepchirchir won the 44th London Marathon, breaking the women's-only world record. She crossed the finish line in front of Buckingham Palace in two hours, 16 minutes, and 16 seconds.

Munyao clinched the men's race in 2:04.01, marking his most significant career triumph. Bekele secured the second position with a time of 2:04.15.

The participation of around 50,000 runners made this edition of the London Marathon the largest event along the River Thames.

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Will the Olympics Save Nike From Its Midlife Crisis?: Nike’s reputation—and sales—are both in trouble. The Paris games could be the aging brand’s chance to turn ...

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Quick Glance: Controversy Surrounding Nike's New Olympic Track Uniform for Women

Elite athletes reveal Nike's new lineup in Paris

Criticism over controversial design choices for Team USA's outfit

Nike emphasizes diversity of available styles and athletes' comfort

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Apr 19

What do you make of the decision to strip the athletes of their trophies, medals and bonuses? The top three finishers of the Beijing half marathon have been ... Show more #DWAfrica

Quick Glance: Scandal at Beijing Half Marathon: 4 Runners Disqualified

Following an unusual finish at the Beijing Half Marathon, the top finishers were disqualified as three runners from Africa seemingly made way for a Chinese competitor to win.

The finish line incident caused a commotion, prompting questions about why the three other runners appeared to yield the victory to He.

Subsequent to the investigation, all four runners were disqualified for the pacemakers deliberately slowing down in the final two kilometers of the race, aiding He's victory.

Confirmation was provided by the organizers that although Xtep invited Mnangat, Keter, and Hailu as pacemakers, they were mistakenly registered as ordinary competitors.

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Apr 16

Beijing Race Under Scrutiny As Video Suggests Runners Helped Chinese Winner: Organizers are investigating the results of the Beijing Half Marathon ...

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Quick Glance: Investigation Launched After Beijing Half Marathon Finish

Following the finish of the Beijing Half Marathon, the results are now under scrutiny due to the peculiar behavior displayed by three runners from Kenya and Ethiopia.

A Chinese runner overtook the others, as seen in a recorded livestream of the Beijing Half Marathon. The remaining three runners - Willy Mnangat and Robert Keter from Kenya, and Dejene Hailu from Ethiopia - followed closely behind, with He claiming the first place.

The organizers of the half-marathon are currently examining the results after a video of the finish circulated online, prompting many to question the intention of the three African runners to slow down.

The winner secured the first place with a time of 1 hour 3 minutes 44 seconds. Mnangat, Keter, and Hailu shared the second place, one second later.

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Apr 15

Hellen Obiri claims back-to-back Boston Marathon titles: Kenya’s Hellen Obiri broke away from a large pack late to become the first woman to repeat as Boston ...

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Apr 12

Eliud Kipchoge 'expects' to win third Olympic Games marathon: Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge has "huge expectation" to win a historic third successive Olympic marathon ...

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Apr 15

Boston Marathon updates: Rainbow-Cooper takes women’s race: Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia ran alone for most of the Boston Marathon to win in 2 hours, 6 minutes ...

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Apr 14

Rotterdam Marathon: We’ll run race of our lives in honour of Kelvin Kiptum, says Kenneth Kipkemoi

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Apr 16

Scandal as videos show Kenyan athletes slowing to let Chinese runner win Beijing half ... Show more

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Apr 18

Congratulations to Hellen Obiri, Sharon Lokedi and Edna kiplagat for their magnificent performance at the Boston marathon.#WomenInSports #BostonMarathon2024

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Apr 20

Some of Africa’s best runners are preparing the pay tribute to Kelvin Kiptum ahead of Sunday’s London Marathon. The 24-year-old Kenyan won last year’s race ... Show more

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Apr 06

KTN News reporter Geoffrey Kirui and Martha Owino cut the cake during their wedding ceremony, which was attended by news anchors and journalists from different ... Show more