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IAAF delegation in Uganda ahead of 2017 World cross country

A team from the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) delegation is in Uganda to confirm preparations for the World Cross Country Championships that will be held in Kampala yesterday. The IAAF team will visit the official venue and hotels that will accommodate the world’s top athletics teams like Kenya, …

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Kiprop 14th as Ethiopians sweep Boston Marathon

New York, United States | AFP | Lemi Berhanu Hayle and Atsede Baysa led an Ethiopian clean sweep at the Boston Marathon on Monday with victory in the men’s and women’s races of the prestigious event. Uganda’s Jackson Kiprop started well but finished 14th. Hayle clinched victory in the men’s …

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Athletics: Kenya anti-doping bill risks missing deadline

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Kenyan lawmakers have held the preliminary reading of a bill criminalising sports doping, just days before a deadline to avoid threatened Olympic expulsion. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) gave Kenya until April 5 to tighten its anti-doping law and provide funding for a proposed Anti-Doping …

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