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A Kenyan-born US runner is taking heat on social media after tweeting that he would never recommend anyone to compete in Africa.
Samuel Kiprono Chelanga, who became a naturalized US citizen in 2015, competed at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Kampala, Uganda last weekend. He finished…
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Two-time world champion and 2012 Olympic silver medallist Abel Kirui won the Chicago Marathon on Sunday in 2hrs 11min 23sec as Kenyans swept the men's and women's races.
Kirui, 34, edged 2015 winner Dickson Chumba, who was second in 2:11:26, with Gideon Kipketer third in 2:12:20.
While Chumba was…
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Kenyan native Rees Odhiambo on Saturday made the cut of the 53-man active roster of the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League.
The 6'4", 314-lb Odhiambo, a former standout at Boise State drafted in the third round of the NFL Draft in April, will be a backup on the Seahawk’s offensive…
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Wayde Van Niekerk of South Africa broke the world record in men’s 400m to win gold in Rio on Sunday night.
The new time of 43:03 by Niekerk breaks the previous record of 43:18 set by Micheal Johnson of the United States in 1999.
The 24-year-old Niekerk, who is also the current 400m world champion,…
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Faith Kipyegon on Sunday night qualified for the women’s 1500m final at Rio after finishing first in her semifinal race. The second semifinal race was won by Ethiopia’s Genzebe Dibaba, who also holds the world record in the event.
Viola Lagat, the other Kenyan in the semifinals, failed to qualify…
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Kenya’s Beatrice Chepkoech, Hyvin Jepkemoi, and Lydia Rotich on Saturday qualified for the finals of the 3000m Steeplechase in Rio.
Chepkoech and Jepkemoi won heats 2 and 3 respectively, while Rotich qualified after finishing fifth in heat 1, a heat won by Bahrain’s Ruth Jebet (formerly of Kenya).…