World famous 15km Road race better known as the NN Zevenheuvelenloop (Seven Hills Run) in Nijmegen has been cancelled due to rising COVID-19 cases in the Netherlands. The organizers of…
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Athletics
Peres Jepchirchir targets the New York City Marathon title
by John Vaselyne October 28, 2021Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir has been in stellar form over the last two seasons, and will be hoping to wrap up the year on a high at the 50th edition of…
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With Eliud Kipchoge’s world-record race in Berlin in 2018, the course has now witnessed 11 world records. Is Berlin the fastest marathon in the world? It certainly seems so, as…
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Athletics
Estonian president runs 10KM Road Race at Karura Forest
by John Vaselyne September 11, 2021Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid participated in 10KM marathon race that was held on Saturday (11) at Karura Forest in Nairobi, Kenya. The President was led by 1988 Summer Olympics silver…
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Athletics
Tegla Loroupe on the dreams of the Olympic refugees at Tokyo 2020
by correspondent July 26, 2021A solitary leg kick separated the IOC Refugee team at the Olympics from an historic first medal. But Kimia Alizadeh, who had earlier knocked out gold-medal favourite Jade Jones in the taekwondo, just…
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Athletics
Tegla Loroupe, Humphrey Kayange Appointed In the Sports Academy Board
by correspondent September 24, 2018Sports cabinet secretary Rashid Echesa has appointed two time New York marathon champion Tegla Loroupe and Humphrey Kayanage into the the Board of the Kenya Academy Of Sports Council. In…
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Dutch distance runner Lornah Kiplagat was a master of the 21.1km distance, securing a hat-trick of world half marathon titles between 2006 and 2008. No distance defines Lornah Kiplagat quite…
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Athletics
These Are the World’s Fastest Marathoners, and Marathon Courses
by correspondent February 27, 2018Below you’ll find tables detailing several marathon superlatives: the 10 fastest marathoners in history on record-eligible courses; the 10 fastest American marathoners in history on record-eligible courses; the 10 fastest…