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Celebrated Kenyan marathoner, Eliud Kipchoge is on Friday, December 13th set to receive an Honorary Doctorate of Laws degree from the United Kingdom’s University of Exeter.
Kipchoge, who is the world marathon record holder, will be conferred with the degree in recognition of his achievements in the…
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A section of Kenyans on social media has protested the inability to vote for marathoner Eliud Kipchoge, who has been nominated for the BBC Sports Personality of The Year 2019.
Kipchoge, who is the world marathon record holder, was nominated for the prestigious award alongside Simone Biles (American…
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Kenyan marathoner Eliud Kipchoge is set to be awarded an honorary Doctorate of Science degree next week.
Kipchoge, who is the world marathon record holder, will be conferred with the degree by Laikipia University during the 7th graduation ceremony on December 6th, according to an advert appearing…
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Celebrated Kenyan marathoner Eliud Kipchoge was on Saturday crowned Male World Athlete of the Year for the second year in a row.
34-year-old Kipchoge was named the winner of the coveted title at the annual World Athletics Gala held in Monaco, France.
He trounced four other finalists to the award…
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Celebrated Kenyan boxer Fatuma Zarika has decried a lack of support from the government after she failed to defend her title on Sunday.
Fatuma surrendered her World Boxing Council Super Bantamweight belt to Mexican Yamileth Mercado during the fight held on Sunday morning at Poliforo in Ciudad…
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Kenya’s Robert Keter smashed the 5-kilometer World Record after winning the Urban Trail Lille 5km road race in France.
Keter sprinted away from the field in the final stages to cross the finish line in 13 minutes 22 seconds, taking seven seconds off the previous record of 13:29 set in Monaco in…
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Kenyans Geoffrey Kamworor and Joyciline Jepkosgei on Sunday won the 49th New York City Marathon titles.
25-year-old Jepkosgei won the women’s race after crossing the finish line in 2 hours 22 minutes 38 seconds, becoming the youngest winner since 2001. Her victory came eight months after she won…
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Resilient South Africa on Saturday stunned England to lift their third Rugby World Cup in Yokohama, Japan.
The Springboks, who went into the fixture as underdogs, overpowered England 32-12 to win their first world title in 12 years.
25-year-old fly-half Handre Pollard slotted six penalties and two…
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Kenya’s Geoffrey Kamworor has exuded confidence that he will reclaim his New York City Marathon title this weekend.
Kamworor, who last month smashed the world half-marathon record in Denmark, lost the New York City title to Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa last year.
The 26-year-old long-distance runner…
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Kenya national women’s netball team is reportedly stranded in Cape Town, South Africa after Sports Ministry failed to pay for their accommodation.
The team, which represented Kenya at the 2019 Africa Netball Championship, was allegedly denied access to their hotel after officials failed to pay a…
