Athletics
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World record holder Kipruto banned for six years
508 Views Kenya’s 10km road race world record holder Rhonex Kipruto has been banned for six years because of irregularities…
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‘I don’t trust anyone,’ – Kenya’s Olympic champion Kipchoge
592 Views Two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge says he feared for the lives of his family during a campaign of…
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Federations critical of World Athletics prize money
576 Views A group of international sports federations say World Athletics’ decision to award prize money at the Paris Olympics…
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Offering prize money at Games against ‘Olympic spirit’ says cycling boss
529 Views World Athletics’ decision to award prize money at the Paris Olympics goes against the Olympic spirit, says the…
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Men’s discus world record broken after 38 years
530 Views Mykolas Alekna produced a throw of 74.35m in the discus to break the longest-standing men’s world record. The…
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Kenya’s president William Ruto orders house for Kiptum family
1,833 Views Kenya’s President William Ruto has sent engineers to the home of the late marathon world record holder Kelvin…
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Kenyan marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum dies in road accident
465 Views The men’s marathon world record holder, Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum, 24, has died in a road accident in his…
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Former world pole vault champion Shawn Barber dies at age 29
419 Views Shawn Barber, the Canadian record holder and 2015 world champion in pole vault, has died at the age…
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Kenyan marathon runner Ekiru receives 10-year doping ban
583 Views Kenyan marathon runner Titus Ekiru has been banned for 10 years, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said Monday,…
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Nigerian sprinter Divine Oduduru banned for six-year for doping violations
499 Views Nigerian sprinter Divine Oduduru has been given a six-year ban for committing two doping violations. The Athletics Integrity…
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