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Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG & AFP | Kenyan ace Eliud Kipchoge looks set to become the first man to run Marathon’s 42.195 kilometres in under two hours today October 12, 2019 in Vienna. “This is about history,” he said at the pre-race press conference on Friday. “It’s about leaving a …

WASHINGTON, United States | AFP | The Nike Oregon Project was set up to end the distance-running dominance of the east Africans but has become a huge headache for the US sportswear giant, which said Friday it was shutting it down. Alberto Salazar, the coach who founded the prestigious Portland-based …

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | As he prepares for more assaults on the peaks of marathon running, Eliud Kipchoge stays true to an austere lifestyle despite his fame and fortune. The Kenyan superstar, who holds the marathon world record and is reigning Olympic champion, hopes to become the first man …

UK athletics chief stands down amid Salazar ban fallout London, United Kingdom | AFP |  UK Athletics performance director Neil Black is to stand down, the governing body said Tuesday, after he said he would review his position following the doping ban handed down to Olympic champion Mo Farah’s former coach …

✳10,000m lineup – 8PM  LANE BIB ATHLETE COUNTRY PB SB 2019 1 1291 Rodgers KWEMOI KEN 27:25.23 27:26.92 2 237 Onesphore NZIKWINKUNDA BDI 28:09.98 28:11.90 3 1906 Shadrack KIPCHIRCHIR USA 27:07.55 27:47.71 4 1085 Yemaneberhan CRIPPA ITA 27:44.21 27:49.79 5 1907 Leonard KORIR USA 27:20.18 27:34.01 6 701 Hagos GEBRHIWET ETH 26:48.95 26:48.95 7 1488 Sondre …

Desisa ends 18-year hiatus for Ethiopians to take marathon world gold RESULT 🇺🇬 Marathon ✳ Fred MUSOBO in 13th  2:13:42 ✳ Stephen KIPROTICH in 18th 2:15:04 ✳ Solomon MUTAI (DNF) ➡ Winner ✳ Lelisa DESISAETH Ethiopia 2:10:40 Sunday 8PM ➡ 10,000m F – Joshua CHEPTEGEI | Abdallah Kibet MANDE Doha, Qatar | AFP …

RESULT 🇺🇬 ⏭ 1500m final 💠 Nanyondo 11th Prizes ▶ Finalists win…. 1⃣ $60,000 2⃣ $30,000 3⃣ $20,000 4⃣ $15,000 5⃣ $10,000 6⃣ $6,000 7⃣ $5,000 8⃣ $4,000 Doha, Qatar | AFP | Uganda’s Winnie Nanyondo finished 11th in the 1,500m final on the penultimate day of the  World Athletics Championships …

Doha, Qatar | AFP | World athletics chief Sebastian Coe insisted Wednesday the World Championships had not been “derailed” by the Alberto Salazar doping case after the high-profile coach was banned for four years. International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) president Coe said the governing body had reacted swiftly after …

  🇺🇬 Medal ceremony ⏭ 800M Final  – Nakaayi 1st (GOLD) ✳Prize Money (tax free in Uganda) 1st $60,000 2nd $30,000 3rd $20,000 4th $15,000 5th $10,000 6th $6,000 7th $5,000 8th $4,000 RANK COUNTRY G S B TOTAL 1 UNITED STATES 6 7 2 15 2 PR OF CHINA 2 …

🇺🇬 Monday ⏭ 800M Final  – Nakaayi 1st (GOLD), Nanyondo 4th Today 6.15pm 3000m Steeplechase H Ben Kiplagat | Albert Chemutai | Abel Sikowu Tomorrow Women’s 1500m S Winnie Nanyondo | Esther Chebet Women’s 5000m  F Sarah Chebet Thursday Men’s 1500m H Ronald Musagala Women’s 1500m F Winnie Nanyondo | Esther Chebet …