East Africa

Kenya’s Cosmas Lagat and Ethiopia’s Worknesh Alemu upset the odds and take the honours at the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2019

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East Africa, Ethiopia

Ethiopians dominate the Boys 800m podium - Nairobi 2017

July 15, 2017

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World Athletics

Ethiopia’s Melese Nberet delivered a late kick to take gold in a world U18 lead of 1:47.12 at the IAAF World U18 Championships Nairobi 2017 on Saturday.

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Kenya's Rio 2016 Olympic Champion Eliud Kipchoge targets World Record at the Berlin Marathon / Photo credit: photorun.net

Olympic Champion Eliud Kipchoge eyes World Record in Berlin

July 6, 2017

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East Africa, Features and Reports

The 2016 Olympic champion is aiming to run faster at the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON on September 24 than his compatriot Dennis Kimetto who set the world record, 2:02:57, on the renowned fast course in 2014.

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Philipp Sanga / Photo credit: Victah Sailer / photorun.net

Philip Sanga gets a second chance in Duesseldorf

April 19, 2016

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After a visa hitch made him miss the Hannover Marathon, Philip Sanga gets another opportunity in Germany -on the start list of the METRO GROUP Marathon Duesseldorf on 24 April, 2016.

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IAAF Diamond League Eugene 2014 Highlights - AthleticsAfrica

East Africa

Kenyans, Ethiopians among leaders at Diamond Race mid-season

June 17, 2015

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World Athletics

There are joint leaders in three of the 32 individual Diamond Races after seven meetings, and with the tables beginning to take shape, it looks set to be a nail-biting second half of the season.

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Ethiopian Yebrgual Melese and Kenyan Felix Kandie winning at the 2015 Prague Marathon / Photo credit: Volkswagen Prague Marathon / Victah Sailer

East Africa

Kandie triumphs in Prague, Melese wins women’s race

May 4, 2015

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Kenyan Felix Kandie won the men’s race in 2:08:32 while Yebrgual Melese of Ethiopia clocked 2:23:49 to take the women’s race at the Volkswagen Prague Marathon on Sunday.

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Kenya's Caroline Rotich winning the 2015 Boston Marathon

East Africa

Rotich and Desisa triumph at 119th Boston Marathon

April 21, 2015

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East African duo Caroline Rotich of Kenya and Lelisa Desisa from Ethiopia won the men’s and women’s races at the 119th Boston Marathon on Monday.

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Kenya’s Hillary Kipkorir Kemboi wins the men's race at the 2014 Obudu International Mountain Race in Cross Rivers, Nigeria/ Photo credit: LOC

East Africa, Nigeria

Kemboi and Yalew triumph at 10th Obudu mountain race

November 8, 2014

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Kenya’s Hillary Kipkorir Kemboi and Ethiopia’s Genet Yalew claimed the men’s and women’s titles at the 2014 Obudu International Mountain Race in Cross Rivers State, Nigeria on Saturday.

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Men's 800m race won by Nijel Amos at the Herculis monaco 2014 - with David Rudisha, Mohammed Aman etc / © Philippe Fitte

Africa, East Africa

3 national records, world leads for Africans in Monaco - Meeting Herculis

July 19, 2014

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African athletes storm to three national records, a World Junior Record and various world-leading times on a record-breaking night at the 2014 Meeting Herculis – IAAF Diamond League in Monaco on Friday.

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Kenenisa Bekele celebrated his success on the podium alongside Farah and Haile Gebrselassie, also from Ethiopia, who came third

East Africa, Ethiopia

Haile Gebrselassie to open the London Marathon Expo

April 8, 2014

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Distance running legend Haile Gebrselassie will open the 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon Expo at London Dockland’s Excel Exhibition Centre at 11am on Wednesday April 9, 2014.

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Wilson Kipsang from Kenya winning the Berlin Marathon in 2013

Africans ready to break Mo Farah's challenge at London Marathon

April 8, 2014

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African top marathon runners are ready to break Mohammed (Mo) Farah’s challenge, and the course record, at the 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon on Sunday, April 13.

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David Rudisha will return to IAAF Diamond League action at the Doha 2014 meeting.

Rudisha returns to Doha DL, Dibaba to lead 3000m field

April 6, 2014

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Reigning Olympic 800 metres champion and world record holder David Rudisha, from Kenya, will return to IAAF Diamond League action at the Doha 2014 meeting on Friday May 9th.

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2014 Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris winners

East Africa, Ethiopia

Bekele breaks course record on marathon debut in Paris

April 6, 2014

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Ethiopia’s three-time Olympic champion Kenenisa Bekele notched up another impressive milestone in an already glittering career by winning the Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris (Paris Marathon) on Sunday on his marathon debut.

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Joyce Chepkirui breaks course record in Prague with 66:19

Joyce Chepkirui smashes Prague Half Marathon course record

April 6, 2014

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Kenyan Joyce Chepkirui fulfilled the expectations and clocked a world-class time of 66:19 to win the Sportisimo Prague Half Marathon on Saturday.

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Kenyan Leonard Komon wins the 34th Vattenfall Berlin Half Marathon in 59:14 ahead of compatriot Abraham Cheroben in a sprint finish on Sunday. Photo: DPA

Leonard Komon wins Berlin Half Marathon in 59:14

March 30, 2014

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Motunde Smith

Kenyan Leonard Komon wins the 34th Vattenfall Berlin Half Marathon, on his debut at the distance, with a world-class time of 59:14 edging out compatriot Abraham Cheroben in a sprint finish on Sunday.

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Copenhagen 2014: Kamworor and Cherono lead Kenyan dominance

March 30, 2014

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Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor and Gladys Cherono led Kenyan men’s and women’s race victories at the 2014 IAAF/AL-Bank World Half Marathon Championships in Copenhagen on Saturday.

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Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya crossed the finish line on Sunday to win the New York City Half Marathon. Credit Craig Ruttle/Associated Press

Kipyego sets course record, Mutai edge Farah at New York Half Marathon

March 16, 2014

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Sally Kipyego sets a new course record (1:08:31) and Geoffrey Mutai clocked 1:00:50 ahead of Mo Farah (1:01:08) to win the women’s and men’s races respectively at the 2014 New York City Half Marathon.

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Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon (KEN) during the junior women's race at the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, Bydgoszcz, Poland (© Getty Images)

Kenya dominate 2014 Africa Cross Country in Kampala

March 16, 2014

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Yomi Omogbeja

Kenyan athletes swept the podium and clean team honours at the 3rd Africa Cross Country Championships at the Kololo Golf Course in Kampala, Uganda on Sunday.

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IAAF World Half Marathon Championships – Copenhagen 2014

East Africa, Eritrea

Copenhagen 2014: Zersenay Tadese eyes sixth gold medal

March 14, 2014

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World Athletics

Five-time winner, Zersenay Tadese from Eritrea, vying for an unprecedented sixth individual gold medal at the 2014 IAAF/AL-Bank World Half Marathon Championships in Copenhagen – 15 days to go.

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Kenya to bid for 2017 IAAF World Youth Champs

March 14, 2014

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