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2 months, 1 week ago

Chicago Marathon provides reminder of Kelvin Kiptum and running’s great unknown

Carey Pinkowski, the Chicago Marathon’s long-standing race director, braced himself near the 14-mile marker at the 2023 London Marathon. I don’t see anybody getting close to that time for a while.” open image in gallery Kelvin Kiptum set a new course record when he won the London Marathon in 2023 The beloved Kipchoge had won 15 of his first 17 …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Eliud Kipchoge explains why he did not finish Olympic marathon and reveals future plan

The Independent

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4 months, 1 week ago

Olympics marathon results: Times in full as Tamirat Tola wins and Eliud Kipchoge fails to finish

The Independent

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ethiopia’s Tola wins Olympic men’s marathon; Kenya’s Kipchoge drops out

Al Jazeera

Tamirat Tola completes the tough Paris course in an Olympic record time of two hours, six minutes and 26 seconds. Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola has delivered a masterclass in solo front running to win the Olympic men’s marathon in Paris as Kenyan legend Eliud Kipchoge, who had been bidding for an unprecedented third consecutive Olympic crown, has failed to finish. Tola …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Eliud Kipchoge struggles in Paris 2024 Olympic Games men's marathon, Tamirat Tola wins gold

ABC

Father Time waits for no man. An 11-time marathon major winner from just 15 attempts, back-to-back Olympic champion — one of just three in history — Kipchoge boasts a CV that will be tough to be bettered by anyone. Kipchoge — a four-time Olympic medallist who won his first medal, a bronze, in Athens in the 5,000m — said his …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Kelvin Kiptum was a gold-medal favorite. After his death, his memory lingers over Olympic marathon

Associated Press

PARIS — The memory of Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum hovers over the men’s Olympic marathon. “His presence will remain for so long,” said Hellen Obiri, a two-time Olympic silver medalist in the 5,000 meters who will run in the women’s marathon Sunday. “I also remember when I crossed the finish line, I heard about the and I was surprised, but not …

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5 months ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Ledecky vs Titmus – five biggest rivalries to watch

Al Jazeera

From the women’s swimming events to the men’s javelin throw, Al Jazeera picks out the top five rivalries to watch at Paris 2024. Al Jazeera picks out the top five rivalries to watch at the upcoming Games: Women’s 400m Freestyle – a trio of the world record holders Three of the biggest stars in world swimming – Katie Ledecky, Ariarne …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Last Olympic dance: Simone Biles, Rafael Nadal, LeBron James among legends who could take Games bow at Paris 2024

Hindustan Times

The Paris Olympics begins on July 24, although a majority of the sporting events start after July 26 which is when the opening ceremony is scheduled to take place. Simone Biles is 27, she had taken a two-year break after the Tokyo Olympics and returned to what she does best by winning a slew of gold medals around the world, …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Olympic Marathon selection dramas, why Jessica Stenson gets the nod over Lisa Weightman

ABC

Selecting a marathon team is an unenviable task at the best of times — an issue that has reared its head in a big way for Australia's women's team ahead of the Paris Olympics. Australia's women's marathon qualifiers Sinéad Diver: 2:21:34 Genevieve Gregson: 2:23:08 Lisa Weightman: 2:23:15 Isobel Batt-Doyle: 2:23:27 Jess Stenson: 2:24:01 Eloise Wellings: 2:25:47 Athletes in bold selected …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Kipchoge hoping to stride into history

China Daily

Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge runs among his pacers during a speed work session in Kaptagat on May 4. Three months before the Olympic marathon on Aug 10 in Paris — where he hopes to make history with a third gold medal — he is preparing to start the weekly "long run". "Eliud is very consistent, but the way he …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Eliud Kipchoge condemns online abuse wrongly linking him to death of Kelvin Kiptum

The Independent

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7 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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8 months, 1 week 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 …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Benson Kipruto sets new record in Tokyo marathon win as Eliud Kipchoge struggles for pace

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10 months, 1 week ago

Kelvin Kiptum death - updates: Farah and Kipchoge pay tribute as marathon world record holder passes in Kenya accident

The Independent

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10 months, 1 week ago

Kelvin Kiptum: Marathon world record holder dies in car crash

The Independent

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10 months, 1 week ago

Kelvin Kiptum’s story had barely started – his tragic death robs athletics of an extraordinary talent

The Independent

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10 months, 1 week ago

Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, who was set to be a superstar, has died in a car crash

Associated Press

NAIROBI, Kenya — Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, who was set to be a superstar of long-distance running and was a top contender for gold at the Olympics in Paris this year, was killed along with his coach in a car crash in Kenya. Kenya’s Kiptum was 24 and one of the most exciting prospects to emerge in road running …

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1 year, 1 month ago

New York City Marathon: ‘Super shoes’ have ‘blown distance running into a new stratosphere.’ Are they benefitting the sport?

CNN

CNN — Perhaps the most intense rivalry in distance running currently isn’t between two of the world’s top athletes, although it is being played out at major marathon races across the globe. “At the moment,” he added, “it’s become shoe wars.” Speed over durability Thompson, who has previously helped the likes of Nike, Reebok, and Hoka to design running shoes …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Kelvin Kiptum in the time of Eliud Kipchoge — how the marathon just got more interesting

The Hindu

When Eliud Kipchoge celebrated his fifth win in the Berlin Marathon last year, there was an air of invincibility about him. Kelvin Kiptum shattered Kipchoge’s old mark by 34 seconds in winning the Chicago Marathon earlier this month, finishing in a world record 2:00:35. “I knew I was coming for a course record, but a world record — I am …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Marathon world record holder Kiptum sidesteps talk of two-hour mark

The Hindu

Kenya’s freshly-minted marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum says he has “no plan” to try and run under the mythic two-hour mark. “I’ve got no plan to run under two hours but only to improve my own record,” said Kiptum who had won on his debut over the 26.2 mile distance last December in Valencia, doubling up in London in …

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1 year, 2 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 …

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1 year, 2 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 …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya wins Berlin Marathon for a record fifth time

The Hindu

Kenyan world-record holder Eliud Kipchoge has won the Berlin Marathon for a record fifth time, crossing the line in 2hr 02min 42sec in the German capital on Sunday. Kipchoge’s fifth win takes him past Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie’s four victories but the Kenyan finished outside his previous world record, set last year in Berlin, of 2:01:09. Kipchoge and Ethiopian Derseh Kindie …

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Chicago Marathon provides reminder of Kelvin Kiptum and running’s great unknown

Eliud Kipchoge explains why he did not finish Olympic marathon and reveals future plan

Olympics marathon results: Times in full as Tamirat Tola wins and Eliud Kipchoge fails to finish

Ethiopia’s Tola wins Olympic men’s marathon; Kenya’s Kipchoge drops out

Eliud Kipchoge struggles in Paris 2024 Olympic Games men's marathon, Tamirat Tola wins gold

Kelvin Kiptum was a gold-medal favorite. After his death, his memory lingers over Olympic marathon

Paris Olympics 2024: Ledecky vs Titmus – five biggest rivalries to watch

Last Olympic dance: Simone Biles, Rafael Nadal, LeBron James among legends who could take Games bow at Paris 2024

Paris 2024 Olympic Marathon selection dramas, why Jessica Stenson gets the nod over Lisa Weightman

Kipchoge hoping to stride into history

Eliud Kipchoge condemns online abuse wrongly linking him to death of Kelvin Kiptum

London Marathon winner Munyao in Kenya team for Paris Olympics

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

Benson Kipruto sets new record in Tokyo marathon win as Eliud Kipchoge struggles for pace

Kelvin Kiptum death - updates: Farah and Kipchoge pay tribute as marathon world record holder passes in Kenya accident

Kelvin Kiptum: Marathon world record holder dies in car crash

Kelvin Kiptum’s story had barely started – his tragic death robs athletics of an extraordinary talent

Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, who was set to be a superstar, has died in a car crash

New York City Marathon: ‘Super shoes’ have ‘blown distance running into a new stratosphere.’ Are they benefitting the sport?

Kelvin Kiptum in the time of Eliud Kipchoge — how the marathon just got more interesting

Marathon world record holder Kiptum sidesteps talk of two-hour mark

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

Tigst Assefa smashes women’s marathon world record in Berlin

Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya wins Berlin Marathon for a record fifth time