Jacob Kiplimo 🇺🇬 Ronald Musagala 🇺🇬 Abdallah Mande 🇺🇬 Thomas Ayeko 🇺🇬 Mande Bushendich 🇺🇬 Timothy Toroitich 🇺🇬 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eliud Kipchoge believes he is ready to make history and create his “moon-landing” moment in his quest to run an historic first sub-two-hour marathon at the INEOS …
Read More »Six Ugandans to help Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge in marathon record bid
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & AFP | Ronald Musagala and Abdallah Mande, fresh from the World Athletics Championships, will be two of six Ugandans lined up to help Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge, as he attempts to break the 2-hour barrier in the marathon on Saturday. The others are long distance aces …
Read More »Ethiopia’s Desisa wins marathon, Ugandans 13th and 18th
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 …
Read More »Kenyan Chepngetich takes marathon gold as heat decimates rivals
Doha, Qatar | AFP | Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich won the first title of the World Athletics Championships the women’s marathon in a gruelling race that saw many of the pre-race favourites fail to finish as fierce heat and humidity took their toll. The 25-year-old world number one timed 2hrs 32 …
Read More »Cheptegei leads Ugandan team of 22 to Doha World Champs
✳Prize Money – World Championships 1st $60,000 2nd $30,000 3rd $20,000 4th $15,000 5th $10,000 6th $6,000 7th $5,000 8th $4,000 Doha, Qatar | THE INDEPENDENT | Former medalists Joshua Cheptegei and Stephen Kiprotich will lead a strong Ugandan team of 22 to the IAAF World Athletics Championships 2019 that start in …
Read More »Stephen Kiprotich third best at Hamburg Marathon
TOP 6 Hamburg ▶ 1 Tadu Abate ETH 2:08:26 (est Prize) 💶25k Euro ▶ 2 Ayele Abshero ETH 2:08:27 💶 15k Euro ▶ 3 Stephen Kiprotich UGA 2:08:32 💶 10k Euro ▶ 4 Jiksa Tolosa ETH 2:08:52 💶 5k Euro ▶ 5 Lucas Rotich KEN 2:09:48 💶 3k Euro ▶ 6 Robert Chemonges UGA 2:10:00 💶 1k Euro Women ▶ 8th …
Read More »It is Mo Farah vs Gebrselassie – off the track
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Athletics icons Mo Farah and Haile Gebrselassie are locked in an escalating dispute just days away from the London Marathon with claims of robbery and an alleged assault at the heart of the row. Britain’s quadruple Olympic champion Farah, aiming to win Sunday’s race, …
Read More »Kenyan men take first 17 places in Singapore marathon
Singapore, Singapore | AFP | Kenyans finished in the first 17 spots of the men’s Singapore marathon — with winner Joshua Kipkorir completing the race about half an hour quicker than the fastest non-Kenyan. Kipkorir — 24, and competing in the Singapore marathon for the first time — finished Sunday’s …
Read More »Facial recognition deployed at China marathon to stop cheats
Shanghai, China | AFP | Facial recognition will be deployed at a marathon on Sunday in China to crack down on cheating, state media said, after a half-marathon was blighted by widescale flouting of the rules. Running and marathons are fast becoming popular in China, with participants sporting the latest …
Read More »Britain’s Farah eyes London Marathon glory
London, United Kingdom | AFP | European marathon record holder Mo Farah is the first major name to sign up to compete in next year’s London Marathon, organisers announced Tuesday. The 35-year-old Somalia-born Briton decided to quit the track after last year’s world championships and focus solely on the marathon. …
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