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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Sports Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba says the government is in talks with World Athletics and the Athletics Integrity Unit to avert a possible blanket ban on the country over the sky-rocketing doping cases.

[Ghanaian Times] A total of 28 athletes have gained selection into a national athletics team camp as Ghana Athletics (GA) prepares for major upcoming events in 2023.

[GroundUp] Athletes selected at the national games will represent the country at the 2023 Special Olympics World Games in Germany

[Capital FM] Addis Ababa -- Tirunesh Dibaba, Selemon Barega and Yalemzerf Yehualaw are among many athletes who have become world beaters after winning the prestigious Great Ethiopian Run, that is what is inspiring Kenyans ahead of the 2022 event.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Uganda plans to leverage on the Kampala Marathon to market the East African nation as an ideal tourism destination.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge has been nominated in the final five-man list for the male World Athlete of the Year award.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has slapped Kenyan runner Kenneth Kiprop Renju with a five-year ban for the use of the prohibited substance methasterone.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The national women's 3×3 basketball team are optimistic of a debut appearance at the Paris Olympics in 2024 after an impressive outing at the Commonwealth Games in July.

[Nile Post] After a two-year break following the Covid-19 pandemic, the MTN Kampala Marathon is back, with 25,000 people expected to grace the 2022 edition of the biggest sports and social event in Uganda.

[Scrolla] Ethiopia claimed the day at the Soweto Marathon on Sunday, with both the first placed man and woman hailing from the East African country.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya's Evans Chebet clinched his second World Major title of 2022 after running a tactical race to win the New York Marathon on Sunday in 2:08:41.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- In the absence of defending champion Peres Jepchirchir, debutant Sharon Lokedi ensured the honors remained with Kenya as she stormed to the New York Marathon victory in a time of 2:23:23.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Two-time World Champion Hellen Obiri will finally make her long awaited debut in the marathon on Sunday in New York, and the former 5,000 track icon says she is excited and jittery ahead of the major milestone.

[Premium Times] The Lagos Women Run, a 10km road race, is attracting many from different walks of life

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenyan Athletics is mourning legendary athlete Wilson Kiprugut, the first Kenyan to win a medal at the Olympic Games, who passed away in Kericho last night at the age of 84.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Organisers of this Sunday's StanChart Marathon have revealed they will enact measures to ensure only rightful and honest winners are rewarded at the annual road race.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge says his achievements thus far have been a product of his self-belief and determination in all he puts his mind to.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Organizers have announced roads that will be closed for this Sunday's Nairobi StanChart Marathon, which will be flagged off at the Uhuru Gardens.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ministry of Youth Affairs, Sports and the Arts Cabinet Secretary nominee Ababu Namwamba has warned that the recent, rampant cases of doping involving Kenyan athletes risks soiling the country's reputation as an athletics powerhouse.

[Capital FM] Bydgoszcz -- Lucy Mawia and teenager Levy Kibet secured a Kenyan double at the Cross Country Bydgoszcz na Start, producing convincing victories at the World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold event at the city's Myslecinek Park on Sunday.