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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).…
