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Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge grabs top state award

On Sunday world marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge received a top state award from Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta. Kipchoge received the Elder of the Order...

Kenya’s Olympic marathon champion wants to meet Obama

Kenyan marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge has requested for a meeting with former US President Barack Obama. On Saturday Eliud Kipchoge become the first athlete to...

Kenya’s Kosgei breaks women’s marathon record

Kenya's Brigid Kosgei eclipsed the 16-year-old women's marathon world record held by Britain's Paula Radcliffe as she retained her Chicago title. The 25-year-old recorded a...

Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge breaks 2-hour marathon mark

Eliud Kipchoge has become the first athlete to run a marathon in under two hours, beating the mark by 20 seconds. The Kenyan, 34, covered...

Bekele misses world record by 2 secs in Berlin marathon win

Former Olympic and world champion Kenenisa Bekele staged a thrilling comeback to win the Berlin marathon on Sunday. He recorded the second fastest time ever...

Kenya’s Chepngetich wins Doha women’s marathon

Kenya's Ruth Chepngetich won the women's marathon at the World Championships as 28 of the 68 starters withdrew in gruelling conditions in Doha. In a...

Man dies just meters away from marathon finish line

A man in South Africa collapsed and died just as he was about to cross the finish line of this year’s Mandela Day Marathon...

Kenyan athlete banned after testing positive for rat poison

Kenyan marathon runner Felix Kirwa has been suspended for nine months after testing positive for strychnine, a substance sometimes used as rat poison. The Athletics...

Kenya’s Kipchoge sets marathon world record in Berlin

Kenya’s Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge set a sensational world record over the distance on Sunday, shaving more than a minute off the previous...

Olympic marathon champion gets doping ban

Olympic marathon winner Jemima Sumgong has been banned for four years after her claim she was taking EPO for an ectopic pregnancy was rejected.

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Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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