Byline: Matthew BeardTHREE of the world's top athletes from Kenya today sent out a warning to their rivals as they revealed they will run as a team in a bid to dominate Sunday's Virgin London Marathon.Olympic champion Sammy Wanjiru, world champion Abel Kirui and Duncan Kibet, who recently...
Runnerworld called him the "Most comprehensive runner of all time".Towards the end of his career he concentrated exclusively on the marathon. Tergat set several world records and won many titles on the track, in cross country, and on the road. He lives and trains in Eldoret. Olympic Sport...
Kaan Kigen Ozbilen, a 33-year-old Turkish athlete who ditched his Kenyan passport to compete for the European giants, is back in Kaptagat in northwest Kenya to train together with Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge. Speaking in Eldoret on Wednesday, Ozbilen has warned that it will take...
"The biggest challenge for athletes running at night will be adjusting their bodies, which are used to morning marathons. They need to compete when their biological clock has not adjusted to the local time zone," Sang told the Olympic Channel. The women's marathon will be held on Friday nig...
(Photos) Bob Anderson with onsite KATA manager Florence Kimiti. Guest runners Nahim and Max relazing in our KATA Olympic Dining Hall. "We offer training programs for 100m to the Ultra Marathon" saysKATA's onsite senior AK coach John.. "We will work with you and help you achieve your ...
Holly Bradshaw ended her brilliant year with an enjoyable victory in a beachside jumps competition. The Olympic bronze medallist cleared 4.51m to take victory and said: “Hands down one of the most fun meets I’ve ever done! Thank you Phuket and Golden Fly Series!” ...
The article examines the career of Kenyan marathon runner Sammy Wanjiru, who won the gold medal in the 2008 Olympic Games, and his death from an apparent fall on May 15, 2011. The domination of marathon running by Kenyan athletes id exam... D Epstein - 《Sports Illustrated》 被引量: 0...
NAIROBI, Aug. 7 -- Kenya's Mary Keitany will skip the World Championships in Doha, Qatar in order to make history as the first woman to win five New York Marathon titles in six attempts. Keitany, who edged out compatriot and Olympic champion Vivian Cheruiyot to clinch her fourth crown in...
The 34-year-old already qualified for the Olympic Games, clocking a stunning personal best of 2:06:56 at last year’s Rotterdam Marathon. The Belgian is targeting a top-eighth finish after finishing 22nd at the 2016 Rio Olympics and then improved that with a 10th-place finish at the delay...
More success followed for Kirui. In 2011 he retained his world marathon title in Daegu by a record victory margin of 2:28 from compatriot and NN Running Team colleague Vincent Kipruto. In 2017 Kirui added the Olympic silver medal to his collection behind the NN Running Team's Stephen Kiproti...