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Ethiopian duo of Tirfi Tsegaye and Feyse Tadese, together with American Shalane Flanagan, hope to break the 2:20 barrier for the marathon when the 41st edition of the BMW Berlin-Marathon gets underway on Sunday September 28.
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Kenyan Sharon Cherop will challenge Ethiopian Aberu Kebede for top prize at the 2014 BMW Frankfurt Marathon, which celebrates its 33rd edition on October 26
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Tsegaye Mekonnen and Getu Feleke chase rare Ethiopian victory at the 2014 BMW Frankfurt Marathon on October 26. Their compatriot, Aberu Kebede headlines the women’s race.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has expressed sadness at the death of Alpha Ibrahim Diallo, an IOC Honorary Member in Guinea.
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A stunning men’s 4x400m relay win ended a fantastic competition for Team Africa but was not enough to wrestle the title from Europe on Day 2 of the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup in Marrakech on Sunday.
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Kenyan Eunice Sum, South African Cornel Fredericks, Ethiopian Genzebe Dibaba and Ayanleh Souleiman of Djibouti gave Africa her first victories on Day 1 of the 2014 IAAF Continental Cup in Marrakech.
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African 400m champion and record-holder Isaac Makwala is confident Africa can win its fifth Continental crown when the IAAF Continental Cup gets underway tomorrow in Marrakech, Morocco.
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Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius has been found him guilty of culpable homicide for negligently causing the death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013 and will be sentenced on Oct 13.
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Kenya will take part in the World Mountain Running Championships (WMRC 2014) for the first time on Sunday September 14 in Casette di Massa, Tuscany – Italy.
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Kenyan Leonard Komon will face a strong men’s elite field, from Kenya and Ethiopia, in his bid to reduce the course record at the 2014 Marathon Eindhoven on October 12.
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Oscar Pistorius was negligent when he fired four shots into a toilet cubicle that killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, Judge Thokozile Masipa said on Thursday.
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Kenya’s Mary Keitany set a new course record (1:05:39) to win the women’s race of 2014 Bupa Great North Run half marathon in South Shields on Sunday.
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South African Godfrey Khotso Mokoena won the men’s long jump in a season’s best of 8.19m to crown a spectacular season with the diamond trophy at the IAAF Diamond League meeting in Brussels on Friday.
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Algeria’s Taoufik Makhloufi held Kenya’s Silas Kiplagat to win, in 3:31.78, the men’s 1500m Diamond Race in Brussels on Friday, but it was the Kenyan who won the diamond trophy.
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Kenya’s Mercy Cherono withstood the challenge from 2014 world indoor champion Genzebe Dibaba to win the women’s 3000m Diamond Race (8:28.95) in Brussels on Friday.
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Kenya’s Jairus Kipchoge Birech pulled out his first run under eight minutes to secure the men’s 3000m steeplechase Diamond Race title with 7:58.41 in Brussels on Friday.
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South Africa’s Cornel Fredericks will seek to add another major medal to his already impressive 2014 collection at the IAAF Continental Cup in Marrakech, Morocco
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Team Africa’s best chances of success at the IAAF Continental Cup in Marrakech are expected to come in the track events, and their line-up boasts seven athletes who currently top the world list in their respective events.
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Nigerian athletes dominate the selection list to represent Africa at the IAAF Continental Cup in Marrakech, Morocco next month, with African 200m champion Murielle Ahoure of Ivory Coast omitted.
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He’s not back to his best shape yet, but Kenya’s World 800m record-holder, David Rudisha, is still ready to shine at the Weltklasse Zürich 2014 – IAAF Diamond League meeting in Zurich.
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