Kosgei nominated for for Female World Athlete of the Year
5 years, 2 months ago

Kosgei nominated for for Female World Athlete of the Year

The Hindu  

Kenya's marathon world record holder Brigid Kosgei was one of 11 nominees for the IAAF female athlete of the year, athletics' governing body announced on Tuesday. The 25-year-old Kosgei finished the Chicago Marathon in two hours, 14 minutes and four seconds on Sunday to shatter Paula Radcliffe's 16-year-old world record of 2:15:25, which the Briton had set in London. American Dalilah Muhammad, who earlier this month broke her own world record to win the women's 400 metres hurdles title at the world championships with a time of 52.16 seconds, was also nominated for the global honour. Muhammad, 29, the 2016 Olympic champion, crossed the finish line 0.04 seconds faster than her previous world record which was set in July.

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Beatrice Chebet: Kenyan runner smashes her own 5,000m women’s world record
1 week ago

Beatrice Chebet: Kenyan runner smashes her own 5,000m women’s world record

CNN  

CNN — As many were getting ready to welcome in the New Year on Tuesday, Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet was busy breaking a world record. The 24-year-old, who won two Olympic gold medals in 2024, capped off her brilliant year by smashing her own women’s 5,000m road world record at the Cursa dels Nassos race in Barcelona, Spain. “Two races in …

Kenya’s Chebet smashes own world record in women’s 5km, becomes first woman to breach 14-minute mark
1 week, 1 day ago

Kenya’s Chebet smashes own world record in women’s 5km, becomes first woman to breach 14-minute mark

The Hindu  

Double Olympic champion Beatrice Chebet smashed the women’s 5km world record with a time of 13 minutes 54 seconds at the Cursa dels Nassos road race in Barcelona on Tuesday as she finished a blockbuster year on a high. The Kenyan beat her previous record - set a year ago to the day at the Barcelona race - by 19 …

2024 Year in Sports, Athletics: Duplantis dominates, Neeraj-Arshad showdown in Paris Olympics, a slew of world records
2 weeks, 5 days ago

2024 Year in Sports, Athletics: Duplantis dominates, Neeraj-Arshad showdown in Paris Olympics, a slew of world records

The Hindu  

There were records galore from athletics in 2024, both at the national and global level. | Photo Credit: NURPHOTO VIA GETTY IMAGES Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon bettered her own world record in the women’s 1500m at the Paris Diamond League meet. Sweden’s Armand Duplantis poses next to a board displaying his new 6,26 meters world record after the men’s pole vault …

Keely Hodgkinson: The track superstar with the world at her feet
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Keely Hodgkinson: The track superstar with the world at her feet

The Independent  

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Olympic marathon champion Sifan Hassan voted Athlete of the Year
1 month, 1 week ago

Olympic marathon champion Sifan Hassan voted Athlete of the Year

Dutch News  

Olympic marathon champion Sifan Hassan has become the first Dutch sportswoman to be named World Athlete of the Year at a ceremony held by the sport’s governing body. She was also named women’s out of stadium athlete of the year at World Athletics’ annual awards ceremony in Monaco. “Sport is good for everyone’s health, and if we invest in it …

World Athletics: Olympic champions Hassan and Tebogo named ‘Athletes of the Year’
1 month, 1 week ago

World Athletics: Olympic champions Hassan and Tebogo named ‘Athletes of the Year’

The Hindu  

Dutch marathon runner Sifan Hassan and Botswanan sprinter Letsile Tebogo, both of whom took gold at the Paris Olympics, were named ‘Athletes of the Year’ by World Athletics in Monaco on Sunday. Swedish pole-vaulter Armand Duplantis won the men’s field category after an unbeaten 2024, winning Olympic gold and setting a new world record of 6.26 metres. Ukrainian Yaroslava Mahuchikh …

Hassan, Tebogo named World Athletes of the Year
1 month, 1 week ago

Hassan, Tebogo named World Athletes of the Year

China Daily  

MONTE CARLO - Dutch long-distance runner Sifan Hassan and Botswana's sprint sensation Letsile Tebogo were named World Athletes of the Year at the 2024 World Athletics Awards in Monaco on Sunday. In addition to the World Athlete of the Year title, Tebogo also took home the Men's Track Athlete of the Year award, while American star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone was named …

Sifan Hassan makes history as first Dutch person to be named best athlete in the world
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1 month, 1 week ago

Sifan Hassan makes history as first Dutch person to be named best athlete in the world

NL Times  

Sifan Hassan was chosen as the best athlete in the world for 2024 at the awards gala of the global association World Athletics in Monaco. The 31-year-old Hassan was the first woman ever to combine the 5,000 and 10,000 meter track distances with the maratho at the Games in Paris. The Dutch woman of Ethiopian descent won two world titles …

Former Tokyo Marathon Runner Tsehay Gemechu Faces Four-Year Ban for Suspected Blood Doping
2 months, 1 week ago

Former Tokyo Marathon Runner Tsehay Gemechu Faces Four-Year Ban for Suspected Blood Doping

The Hindu  

Former Tokyo Marathon runner Tsehay Gemechu has been banned for four years for suspected blood doping. Her 25-year-old career was impacted, including disqualification from her second-place finish in the Tokyo Marathon in 2023, fourth place in the 5,000 meters at the 2019 world championships, and disqualification from the 10,000 meters at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 for a lane violation. …

Yomif Kejelcha breaks world half-marathon record by one second
2 months, 1 week ago

Yomif Kejelcha breaks world half-marathon record by one second

ABC  

Ethiopian runner Yomif Kejelcha made every second count as he broke the men's half-marathon record by just one second Sunday. Kejelcha finished strongly in the Spanish city of Valencia to set a time of 57 minutes, 30 seconds, knocking a single second off the record set in 2021 by Ugandan runner Jacob Kiplimo in Lisbon, Portugal. Kejelcha is a former …

Kenyan runner Ruth Chepngetich set a new women's marathon world record
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Kenyan runner Ruth Chepngetich set a new women's marathon world record

NPR  

Kenyan runner Ruth Chepngetich set a new women's marathon world record Kenyan runner Ruth Chepngetich smashed the women’s marathon world record yesterday in Chicago by nearly two minutes. SUMMERS: Kenyan runner Ruth Chepng'etich smashed the women's marathon world record yesterday in Chicago by nearly two minutes. SUMMERS: Now, she's won Chicago twice before, but yesterday, she took over four minutes …

Ruth Chepngetich shatters world marathon record as Nike overtakes Adidas in super-shoe wars
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Ruth Chepngetich shatters world marathon record as Nike overtakes Adidas in super-shoe wars

The Telegraph  

Ruth Chepngetich has become the first woman to run a marathon in under 2hr 10 min, shattering the previous world record by almost two minutes in one of the most exceptional distance-running feats ever. The 2:10 barrier was long considered unbreakable for a woman – and her finishing time of 2:09:56 is more than five minutes quicker than Paula Radcliffe’s …

‘Just a 100m sprint’: Sifan Hassan completes unlikely Olympic treble after winning women’s marathon
4 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Just a 100m sprint’: Sifan Hassan completes unlikely Olympic treble after winning women’s marathon

The Independent  

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Paris 2024 Olympics: Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon wins third straight 1,500m Olympic gold
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon wins third straight 1,500m Olympic gold

The Hindu  

Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon won her third straight Olympic 1,500 metres gold on Saturday, surging ahead of the pack to finish more than a second ahead of the field. Kipyegon cemented her status as one of the all-time great middle-distance runners, becoming the first athlete to claim three successive Olympic 1,500m titles. Her winning time of three minutes 51.29 seconds broke …

Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon wins 1500-metre final for record third Olympic gold
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon wins 1500-metre final for record third Olympic gold

Al Jazeera  

Kipyegon becomes the first athlete ever to win three back-to-back 1500m gold medals and sets new Olympic record time. Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon made history after becoming the first woman to win three consecutive Olympic 1,500-metre gold medals with a superb display of middle-distance running. 3rd Olympic 1500m gold for 🇰🇪's Faith Kipyegon 😤 No one in history has won 3 …

Laura Muir breaks British 1500m best as world records fall at Paris Diamond League
6 months ago

Laura Muir breaks British 1500m best as world records fall at Paris Diamond League

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Sha’Carri Richardson gives her Olympic hopes a jolt with 100m win at Prefontaine Classic
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Sha’Carri Richardson gives her Olympic hopes a jolt with 100m win at Prefontaine Classic

New York Times  

EUGENE, Ore. — The display of power out of the starting block was back. It was a historic day in Eugene as Kenya’s Beatrice Chebet set a new WORLD RECORD in the women’s 10,000m with a time of 28:54.14. Moon cleared 4.53 on her second attempt and then passed on jumping 4.63 — thus opening the door for Grove and …

London Marathon winner Munyao in Kenya team for Paris Olympics
8 months, 1 week ago

London Marathon winner Munyao in Kenya team for Paris Olympics

The Hindu  

Alexander Mutiso Munyao, the surprise winner of this year’s London Marathon, was rewarded for his victory on Wednesday by being included in the Kenyan marathon team for this year’s Olympic Games in Paris. After breaking the tape in London, Munyao admitted he was not sure if he had done enough to merit selection but he was named alongside double Olympic …

London Marathon 2024 results: Peres Jepchirchir breaks women’s only world record
8 months, 2 weeks ago

London Marathon 2024 results: Peres Jepchirchir breaks women’s only world record

The Independent  

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Peres Jepchirchir smashes women’s-only world record to win London Marathon
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Peres Jepchirchir smashes women’s-only world record to win London Marathon

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Olympic champion Jepchirchir wins women’s race at London Marathon in record time
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Olympic champion Jepchirchir wins women’s race at London Marathon in record time

Associated Press  

LONDON — Peres Jepchirchir was more focused on securing a chance to defend her Olympic gold than on setting a world record for a women-only marathon. She ended up doing both after pulling away late to win the London Marathon women’s race on Sunday. That was more than 4 minutes slower than Assefa’s overall women’s world record set in Berlin …

Peres Jepchirchir wins London Marathon, breaks women's-only world record
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Peres Jepchirchir wins London Marathon, breaks women's-only world record

ABC  

In short: Peres Jepchirchir has broken the women's-only marathon world record, winning the London Marathon. Peres Jepchirchir has broken the women's-only marathon world record, winning the London Marathon. Reigning Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya crushed the women's-only world record in winning the 44th London Marathon on Sunday. The 30-year-old pulled away over the final 300 metres in a sprint …

Kenenisa Bekele says London Marathon field will be ‘remembering’ Kelvin Kiptum
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Kenenisa Bekele says London Marathon field will be ‘remembering’ Kelvin Kiptum

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World record holder Tigst Assefa out to make history in first London Marathon
8 months, 3 weeks ago

World record holder Tigst Assefa out to make history in first London Marathon

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On This Day in 2003: Paula Radcliffe sets world marathon record
8 months, 3 weeks ago

On This Day in 2003: Paula Radcliffe sets world marathon record

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Athletics: Kenya’s Kipchoge eyes historic Olympic marathon hat-trick
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Athletics: Kenya’s Kipchoge eyes historic Olympic marathon hat-trick

The Hindu  

Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge expects to make history with his third consecutive Olympic marathon gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics, he told Reuters in an interview on Thursday, adding that there was no thoughts about retirement yet. “My huge expectation actually is to win the Olympics for the third time,” said Kipchoge, who turns 40 in November and finished 10th …

Kenya’s Edwin Kiptoo wins Athens Marathon in a course record of 2:10:34
1 year, 1 month ago

Kenya’s Edwin Kiptoo wins Athens Marathon in a course record of 2:10:34

The Hindu  

Kenya’s Edwin Kiptoo has won the 40th Athens Marathon in a course-record time of 2 hours, 10 minutes and 34 seconds. As Kiptoo was crossing the finish line, about 100 people in Athens’ Panathenaic stadium unfurled a banner saying “Free Palestine” and waved Palestinian flags. Soukaina Atanane of Morocco won the women’s race in 2:31:52, good for 19th overall; Kenya’s …

Stellar women’s field takes aim at New York City Marathon record on Sunday
1 year, 2 months ago

Stellar women’s field takes aim at New York City Marathon record on Sunday

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The New York City Marathon women’s record, which has stood for 20 years, could go down Sunday with one of the strongest fields assembled in the history of the race. Reigning champion Sharon Lokedi looks to defend her title against a stellar group of female runners that includes Boston Marathon champion Hellen Obiri, Olympic gold medalist and …

Kiptum sets world marathon record in Chicago in 2:00:35, breaking Kipchoge’s mark
1 year, 3 months ago

Kiptum sets world marathon record in Chicago in 2:00:35, breaking Kipchoge’s mark

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Kelvin Kiptum set a world record in the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, finishing in 2 hours, 35 seconds to shatter fellow Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge’s old mark by 34 seconds. Kiptum won the London Marathon in the spring in 2:01:25 and shaved almost a minute off the world record set last year in Berlin by Kipchoge, a two-time Olympic …

Kiptum sets world marathon record in Chicago in 2:00:35, breaking Kipchoge's mark
1 year, 3 months ago

Kiptum sets world marathon record in Chicago in 2:00:35, breaking Kipchoge's mark

The Independent  

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Kenyan Kiptum breaks Kipchoge’s world record to win Chicago Marathon men’s title
1 year, 3 months ago

Kenyan Kiptum breaks Kipchoge’s world record to win Chicago Marathon men’s title

The Hindu  

Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum set a world record to win Sunday’s Chicago Marathon men’s title in an unofficial time of two hours and 35 seconds. The 23-year-old shattered the old world record of 2:01:09 set by Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge to win the 2022 Berlin Marathon. “I thought I’d go and try Chicago.” Sifan Hassan Dutch star Sifan Hassan won the Chicago …

Tigst Assefa smashes women’s marathon world record in Berlin
1 year, 3 months ago

Tigst Assefa smashes women’s marathon world record in Berlin

The Hindu  

Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa shattered the women’s marathon world record in Berlin on Sunday, lopping off more than two minutes from the previous best to clock an official time of two hours, 11 minutes, and 53 seconds. Assefa, who had set a course record with a personal best last year, set a blistering early pace, gradually shaking off any competition to …

Tigst Assefa shatters women’s marathon record in Berlin
1 year, 3 months ago

Tigst Assefa shatters women’s marathon record in Berlin

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Tigst Assefa shatters the women’s marathon world record by more than 2 minutes in Berlin
1 year, 3 months ago

Tigst Assefa shatters the women’s marathon world record by more than 2 minutes in Berlin

Associated Press  

BERLIN — Tigst Assefa broke the women’s world record by more than two minutes Sunday at the Berlin Marathon, as Eliud Kipchoge won the men’s race for the fifth time but couldn’t break his own record. Ethiopian runner Assefa, the winner in Berlin a year ago, ran the race in 2 hours, 11 minutes, 53 seconds to break the previous …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Yavi wins women’s 3,000 steeplechase gold with last-lap surge
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Yavi wins women’s 3,000 steeplechase gold with last-lap surge

The Hindu  

Winfred Yavi of Bahrain stalked world record holder Beatrice Chepkoech for all but one lap of the women’s 3,000 metres steeplechase, surging past the Kenyan over the final 400 metres to capture gold at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday. It was a fast race but I did not realise it was that fast,” said Yavi, who was born in …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Uganda’s Kiplangat takes men’s marathon gold
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Uganda’s Kiplangat takes men’s marathon gold

The Hindu  

Uganda’s Victor Kiplangat won the men’s marathon at the World Athletics Championships on Sunday with a time of two hours, eight minutes, 53 seconds, while Maru Teferi of Israel finished with silver despite taking a tumble. The 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Kiplangat broke away on his own with about 4 km to go, crossing the finish line with an …

Faith Kipyegon becomes first woman to complete 1500m, 5000m double at World Athletics Championships
1 year, 4 months ago

Faith Kipyegon becomes first woman to complete 1500m, 5000m double at World Athletics Championships

The Hindu  

Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon became the first woman ever to complete a 1,500-5,000 metres double at the World Championships after she raced to victory over the longer distance on Saturday. Four days after she won the 1,500 metres, the two-time Olympic gold medallist surged away from Dutchwoman Sifan Hassan down the home straight to cross in 14 minutes 53.88 seconds for …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders for the women’s 100m hurdles
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders for the women’s 100m hurdles

The Hindu  

A total of 40 athletes will be participating in the women’s 100m hurdles in the World Athletics Championships 2023 which will be held in Budapest from August 19 to 27. Here are the top three contenders for gold medal in women’s 100m hurdles: Tobi Amusan The 26-year-old Nigerian is the current World Champion, African Champion, and number one ranked in …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in men’s 400m hurdles
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in men’s 400m hurdles

The Hindu  

The World Athletics Championships 2023 will be held in Budapest from August 19 to 27. Season Best: 46.51s at Monaco in July 2023 Rai Benjamin Rai Benjamin holds the second fastest time in 400m hurdles with a time of 46.17s, which he ran during the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, on the way to a silver medal. FILE PHOTO: Rai Benjamin …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in women’s 5000m
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders in women’s 5000m

The Hindu  

The World Athletics Championships 2023 will be held in Budapest from August 19 to 27. Here are the top three contenders for the gold medal in women’s 5000m in the Hungarian capital: Faith Kipyegon A week after she set the 1500m world record in Florence, Faith Kipyegon etched her name into the record books for the 5000m, with a timing …

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders for men’s 800m
1 year, 4 months ago

World Athletics Championships 2023: Top three contenders for men’s 800m

The Hindu  

A total of 56 athletes will be participating in the men’s 800m in the World Athletics Championships 2023 which will be held in Budapest from August 19 to 27. Here are the top three contenders for the gold medal: Emmanuel Kipkurui Korir The 28-year-old Kenyan is the current World Champion, an Olympic champion, and three-time Diamond League Final winner. | …

Defending champion Sharon Lokedi leads loaded New York City Marathon women’s field
1 year, 5 months ago

Defending champion Sharon Lokedi leads loaded New York City Marathon women’s field

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Sharon Lokedi is set to defend her New York City Marathon title in the race Nov. 5 as part of a loaded women’s professional field. Joining Lokedi are Boston Marathon champion Hellen Obiri, Olympic gold medalist and 2021 New York champion Peres Jepchirchir, and marathon world-record holder Brigid Kosgei. I’m on my way back to training and …

World Athletics Championships: Olympics 800m champion Korir makes Kenya’s squad for Budapest
1 year, 6 months ago

World Athletics Championships: Olympics 800m champion Korir makes Kenya’s squad for Budapest

The Hindu  

World and Olympic 800m champion Emmanuel Korir has been included in a 46-member squad named by Kenya on Saturday for next month’s world championships in Budapest. Former 400m specialist Korir, who has dominated the men’s 800m for the last two years, withdrew from the trials with a leg injury, but earned his place in the team through a wild card …

Kenyan record-breaker Faith Kipyegon plans double at world championships in Budapest
1 year, 6 months ago

Kenyan record-breaker Faith Kipyegon plans double at world championships in Budapest

The Hindu  

Kenya’s record-breaking running star Faith Kipyegon confirmed on Friday she will go for a 1,500m-5,000m double at the world championships in Budapest next month. The 29-year-old smashed the world records in both events in June, running 3:49.11 in the 1,500m in Florence, and seven days later an explosive 14:05.20 in her 5,000m debut race at the Paris Diamond League. Meet …

Kenya rewards runner Kipyegon with $35,000 and house for breaking 2 world records
1 year, 6 months ago

Kenya rewards runner Kipyegon with $35,000 and house for breaking 2 world records

The Hindu  

Distance runner Faith Kipyegon was given $35,000 and a house by Kenyan President William Ruto on Tuesday as a reward for breaking two world records in the space of a week. The 29-year-old Kipyegon, a two-time Olympic champion in the 1,500 meters, set a new 1,500 world record in Florence, Italy on June 2 when she broke the eight-year-old mark …

Kipyegon sets 2nd world record in a week with new 5,000-metre mark
1 year, 6 months ago

Kipyegon sets 2nd world record in a week with new 5,000-metre mark

The Hindu  

Faith Kipyegon set a world record in the 5,000 metres on Friday, a week after becoming the fastest woman ever over 1,500 metres. The two-time Olympic and world 1,500-metre champion set the world record in the women's 5,000 in just her third elite race over the distance when she won at the Diamond League meet in Paris in 14 minutes, …

Kiptum wins London Marathon in 2nd fastest time
1 year, 8 months ago

Kiptum wins London Marathon in 2nd fastest time

Associated Press  

LONDON — Kelvin Kiptum collapsed to the ground after winning the London Marathon on Sunday and recording the second fastest time in history over the distance. The 23-year-old Kenyan runner set the course record with a time of 2 hours, 1 minute, 25 seconds, missing out on Eliud Kipchoge’s world record by 16 seconds. I loved it, I am very …

London Marathon: Hassan wins women’s title on debut; Kiptum clinches men’s title with record time
1 year, 8 months ago

London Marathon: Hassan wins women’s title on debut; Kiptum clinches men’s title with record time

The Hindu  

Dutch middle-distance athlete Sifan Hassan scored a stunning upset to win her debut marathon, an event she saw as a test which could pave the way to her competing over the marathon distance at next year’s Paris Olympics. Hassan, who has won Olympic gold in the 5,000 and 10,000 metres, made a dramatic comeback after an early injury to prevail …

Kosgei confident ahead of London Marathon despite injuries
1 year, 8 months ago

Kosgei confident ahead of London Marathon despite injuries

The Hindu  

Brigid Kosgei believes she can still win a third London Marathon title despite recent injury problems. Kosgei added: “The field is not easy, it is very strong because everyone wants to be a winner, so we will all do our best on Sunday.” Defending champion Yalemzerf Yehualaw won last year’s race in October in two hours, 17 minutes and 26 …

Kenya faces threat of athletics ban for doping ‘crisis’
2 years, 1 month ago

Kenya faces threat of athletics ban for doping ‘crisis’

Associated Press  

DOHA, Qatar — Kenya faces the prospect of being banned from international athletics because of doping problems that have now reached “crisis” levels, according to authorities in the country. The threat of an imminent ban by track and field governing body World Athletics, which would have repercussions for a number of medal contenders at next year’s world championships and the …

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