Athletics

OLYMPIC CHAMPION ELIUD KIPCHOGE TO RUN THE 2018 VIRGIN MONEY LONDON MARATHON 0
- Athletics
- November 30, 2017
Two-time winner looking to maintain unbeaten record in London Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge will return to the Virgin Money London Marathon on 22 April 2018 looking to make it a hat-trick of wins in the capital. The Kenyan superstar won in 2015 and was an agonising eight seconds away from the current world record of
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OBIRI WINS 5000M GOLD TO DENY AYANA THE DOUBLE 0
- Athletics
- August 14, 2017
BY AYODELE ODUMADE AT THE LONDON STADIUM Kenya’s Hellen Obiri has gone from being the nearly woman on the track to World Champion as she took the 5000m gold at the London World Championships, thus denying Ethiopia’s Almaz Ayana the double. Obiri won the race in 14:34.86. Based on how the season had
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SCHIPPERS TAKES 200m TITLE AS DINA NARROWLY MISSES OUT 0
- Athletics
- August 12, 2017
BY AYODELE ODUMADE AT THE LONDON STADIUM For once at these World Championships, the favourite to win an event delivered. Dutch sprinter Dafne Schippers successfully defended her 200metres world title, as she took gold in 22.05 seconds. Her victory was never in doubt, as she got better round after round. She said:READ MORE

PHYLLIS FRANCIS STRIKES GOLD 0
- Athletics
- August 10, 2017
Salwa Eid Nasar, Phyllis Francis and Alyson Felix at the post race press conference. Photo by Ayodele Odumade BY AYODELE ODUMADE AT THE LONDON STADIUM In one of the most dramatic races of the 2017 World Championships, here in London, American Phyllis Francis did not stick to the script as she won the Women’s
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BLESSING QUALIFIES FOR LONG JUMP FINAL 0
- Athletics
- August 10, 2017
BY AYODELE ODUMADE AT THE LONDON STADIUM After a disappointing showing in the 100m at these World Championships, in which she failed to qualify for the final, Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor has qualified for the final of the Long Jump with a distance of 6.51m. She was 8th out of the 12 qualifiers. However,
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VAN NIEKERK RETAINS TITLE AMID MAKWALA CONTROVERSY 0
- Athletics
- August 9, 2017
VAN NIEKERK RETAINS TITLE AMID MAKWALA CONTROVERSY BY AYODELE ODUMADE AT THE LONDON STADIUM South African world record holder and Olympic Champion, Wayde Van Niekerk retained his 400 title with a time of 43.98seconds with a controlled performance. Without trying to take anything away from Van Niekerk, the only person who realistically could
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