Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The second edition of the much-anticipated annual Tusker Lite Mt Rwenzori Marathon is slated for Saturday, September 2, in the scenic town of Kasese. The announcement for this year’s marathon was made during a press conference held at Rozaho in Kololo, on May 24th …
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Hamburg, Germany | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan long-distance runner Stella Chesang set a new national record during the Hamburg Marathon in Germany on Sunday. The 2018 Commonwealth Gold Medalist in 10,000m completed the 42km race in 2:20:23, finishing behind Ethiopia’s Mesfin Tiruye, who crossed the finish line in 2:20:18, and Kenya’s …
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✳ SUNDAY – New York City Half Marathon 2.00pm New York, US | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | When long-distance aces Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo appear at an event these days, fans expect nothing but fireworks from the Ugandans. The two runners have cemented their places as the giants …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda plans to leverage on the Kampala Marathon to market the East African nation as an ideal tourism destination. This follows a partnership between the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities and MTN Uganda for the upcoming MTN Kampala Marathon slated for Sunday 20 November …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda together with its partners Huawei, Stanbic Bank, New Vision, Rwenzori, NBS TV and KCCA – the host city, have announced the 2022 edition of the MTN Kampala Marathon, which shall take place on November 20, 2022 under the theme; “Run for Babies”. …
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Birmingham, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Long distance runner Victor Kiplangat has won Uganda a first medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games with victory in the men’s marathon in Birmingham. He becomes the first Ugandan to win gold in the 42 kilometers race at a Commonwealth Games. Fresh from winning the Belgian-half …
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✳ Kiplimo 1st ✳ Cheptegei 4th Individual Prizes 1. $30,000 (Sh111million) 2. $15,000 3. $10,000 4. $7,000 Team Prizes 1. $15,000 2. $12,000 3. $9,000 4. $7,500 Gdynia, Poland | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA | Nineteen-year-old Ugandan long distance sensation Jacob Kiplimo stunned a strong field to win the World …
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London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | The wet conditions and unfamiliar looped course in St James’s Park revealed that world-record holder Eliud Kipchoge was human after all, as Shura Kitata denied him the chance to make history by becoming the first male runner to win five London Marathons. Kitata won …
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Top 5 Men 1. Chebet Abel/Police – 1:02.33 2. Kibet Moses/KCCA – 1:03.36 3. Chemonges Robert/Police – 1:03.42 4. Soyekwo Kibet/KCCA – 1:04.14 5. Kwemoi Vitalis/KCCA – 1:04.21 Top 5 Women 1. Chesang Doreen/UWA – 1:13.25 2. Chemutai Doreen/Prisons – 1:13.36 3. Chebet Rachael Zena/Prisons – 1:14.57 4. Ajok Dorcus/Prisons …
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Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge, the first to break the mythic two-hour mark, and Vivian Cheruiyot will lead the Kenyan marathon team for the Tokyo Olympics in August. Athletics Kenya (AK) president Jackson Tuwei said the country expected a drug-free Olympics and hoped the selected …
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