New York (AFP) – Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands won his first major marathon crown and Kenya’s Sheila Chepkirui won her race debut on Sunday at the 53rd New York Marathon. Abdi Nageeye of the Netherlands failed to finish the Paris…
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) – Olympic champion Julien Alfred scorched to victory in the 100m at the Diamond League finals in Brussels on Friday as US rival Sha’Carri Richardson finished well down the field. Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred (C) crosses the finish…
Kampala (AFP) – The funeral for Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who died in Kenya after being set on fire by her boyfriend, will be held on September 14 in her home country, organisers said Sunday. Rebecca Cheptegei was Uganda’s women’s…
Mayor Anne Hidalgo announced on Friday that the city of Paris would honour the memory of murdered Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei, 33, by naming a sports venue after her. Cheptegei, who finished 44th in the women’s marathon during the Paris…
Rebecca Cheptegei, the Ugandan marathon runner living in Kenya, was set on fire by her ex-boyfriend and has died in hospital from the burns suffered Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after 80 per…
Zurich (AFP) – World champion Sha’Carri Richardson went some way to avenging her Olympic defeat by Julien Alfred by reversing the tables in the 100m at the Diamond League meet in Zurich on Thursday. Sha’Carri Richardson celebrates after winning the women’s…
Zurich (AFP) – Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo produced a devastating finish to claim a thrilling victory in the men’s 200m at the Diamond League meet in Zurich on Thursday. (From L) US athlete Kenneth Bednarek, Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo and Erriyon Knighton of…
Brisbane (Australia) (AFP) – World record-holder Kaylee McKeown ramped up preparations for the defence of her Olympic 100m backstroke crown with the second-fastest swim of all time on Tuesday. Australia’s Kaylee McKeown (R) and Mollie O’Callaghan (L) both qualified for the…
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