Views: 1 The world of athletics is mourning the death Kenyan marathoner Charles Kipsang Kipkorir who collapsed and later passed away moments after completing a race in Cameroon on Saturday, February 24. Participating in the 29th edition of the Mount Cameroon Race of Hope, Kipkorir, who initially led the race, faced difficulties near the finish […]
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Views: 0 Kelvin Kiptum ran three marathons in his career, all of which were in the top seven fastest of all time.(Getty Images: Michael Reaves) Marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum of Kenya has died aged 24. Kiptum, along with his coach, Rwanda’s Gervais Hakizimana, died in a traffic accident on Monday (AEDT), according to
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Views: 0 Nat Champ 2019 200m At the first Uganda Athletics Federation 2024 National Trial, held at Uganda Christian University (UCU) Mukono today, the country’s star female sprinter, Shida Leni, moved down from her preferred 400 metres to 200 metres. Despite being drawn in the unfavourable outside lane (Lane 8) she easily won the race
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Views: 0 Uganda’s Benjamin Kiplagat, front, competes in round one of the men’s 3000m steeplechase during the World Athletic Championships at the Bird’s Nest stadium in Beijing on Aug. 22, 2015. Police in Kenya are investigating the slaying of three-time Ugandan Olympian Benjamin Kiplagat. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Kenyan police said on Monday they had arrested
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Views: 0 Benjamin Kiplagat competed in three Olympic Games for Uganda© AFP The Kenya-born Kiplagat, 34, had represented Uganda internationally in the 3000m steeplechase, including several Olympic Games and World Championships. A local police official says Kiplagat’s body was found with stab wounds inside his brother’s car on Sunday morning (Photo Credit: AP) The 34-year-old athlete
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Views: 0 World top marathoner Eliud Kipchoge gets honorary doctorate at JKUAT Renowned Kenyan marathoner Eliud Kipchoge was awarded an honorary degree by Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) during its 41st convocation ceremony on Friday, December 1, 2023. JKUAT Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Mathu Ndung’u, awarded Kipchoge the Doctor of Humane Letters (Honoris
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Views: 11 Lira, Uganda || A collective identifying itself as “Ger Akii Bua pi AFCON 2027” has declared its intention to take Uganda, the National Council of Sports, and FUFA to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Their grievance stems from the failure to initiate the construction of Akiibua Stadium. During a press conference hosted
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Views: 0 Ugandan long-distance runner Jacob Kiplimo made history on Sunday at the Sevens Hills road race in Nijmegen, Netherlands, by equaling the 15km world record set by his compatriot Joshua Cheptegei in 2018. Kiplimo completed the race in a remarkable time of 41 minutes and 5 seconds, mirroring Cheptegei’s previous world record. Maintaining a
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Views: 0 The Uganda Sports Press Association continued to set the bar high in organising the Nile Special USPA Sports Personality of the Year awards.Besides being glamorous the awards were attended by different dignitaries who continued to keep the awards as the best and top organised social gathering in the East African region. Long-distance runners
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Views: 0 Long-distance runners Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo took centre stage at the Nile Special USPA Awards Gala, held in a splendid event at the Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala on Saturday. This gala was a special two-in-one celebration, recognising outstanding athletes for 2021 and 2022, as the awards weren’t held in the previous
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