Namibian Athletes Aim for the Olympics

[ad_1] Namibia's top athletes are hard at work preparing for the new season during which a host of international events will take place. Some of the major events coming up include the African Games in Ghana in March, the Africa Athletics Championships in Cameroon in June, and the Paris Olympic Games in July and August. Christine Mboma, who won a silver medal at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo, is busy preparing for the new season under the watchful eye of […]

January 9, 2024 2

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Kenya: Sandrafelis Chebet Ready to Conquer the World After Tough Training to Be a Policewoman

[ad_1] Nairobi — Kenyan long distance runner Sandrafelis Chebet is optimistic of representing Kenya at this year's international competitions after completing her rigorous education to be a policewoman. The 2018 Valencia 10km champion said she was preoccupied with training at the Police College in Kiganjo for majority of the past two years, which somewhat hampered her bid to make the Team Kenya squad for the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. "Last year...as well as 2022...I was in college. That's why […]

January 9, 2024 1

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Kenya: Beatrice Chebet Leads Kenyan Sweep in Elgoibar X-Country

[ad_1] Elgoibar, Spain — World cross-country champion Beatrice Chebet led a Kenyan sweep in a commanding win at the Cross Internacional Juan Muguerza, a World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold meeting on Sunday. Just weeks after setting a new 5km world record, Chebet clinched victory in 26 minutes and eight seconds, two seconds ahead of second placed Edinah Jebitok while Grace Nawowuna was third. "It was tough as the rain appeared just before the race but I'm satisfied with my […]

January 8, 2024 2

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Namibia: QSB Camp Successfully Concluded

[ad_1] The Quinton Steele Botes Athletics Coaching and Training Camp was successfully concluded for the 31st year at Windhoek's Independence Stadium on Saturday. About 120 young athletes attended the camp where they received specialised coaching from top South African coaches like Jonathan Greyvenstein and Charlie Strohmenger and Namibian coaches, including Christine Mboma's coach Henk Botha, Ryan Williams, Robert Wheal, FC Pieters, Carel Swanepoel and Tangeni Nakale. The training camp was established in 1993 by former Namibian athletics coach and administrator […]

January 8, 2024 2

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Zimbabwe: All Set for HAB Cross-Country

[ad_1] [The Herald] ALL is set for the Harare Athletic Board cross country to take place on Sunday, at Allan Wilson School as the 2024 season gets underway. [ad_2] Source link

January 6, 2024 2

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Kenya: Ugandan Athlete Benjamin Kiplagat ‘Stabbed to Death’ in Kenya

[ad_1] Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat has been found dead in Kenya, police said Sunday, with local media reporting he had been stabbed to death. The Kenyan-born Kiplagat, 34, had represented Uganda internationally in the 3,000m steeplechase, including at several Olympic Games and World Championships. His body was found in a car on Saturday night on the outskirts of the Rift Valley town of Eldoret, which is home to many athletes who train in the high-altitude area. "An investigation has been […]

January 2, 2024 4

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Kenya: Eldoret Athlete Edward Kiplangat Found Murdered on New Year’s Eve

[ad_1] Eldoret — An athlete has been discovered brutally murdered in Eldoret town, sending shockwaves through the community and the sports world at large. The victim, identified by police as Edward Kiplangat, also known as Benjamin, hails from Elgeyo Marakwet County. Kiplangat, a prominent long-distance runner with a specialization in the 3,000m steeplechase, had previously represented Uganda at the Rio Olympic Games in 2016. His lifeless body was discovered in a vehicle parked near Texas, close to Kimumu Secondary School, […]

January 2, 2024 3

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Kenya: 2 Suspects Arrested Over Murder of Athlete Benjamin Kiplagat as Final Moments Captured on CCTV

[ad_1] Nairobi — Two suspects have been arrested over the murder of athlete Benjamin Kiplagat. According to police, the suspects were captured on CCTV in the Saturday night ordeal. A knife suspected of being used in the killing of the 34-year-old Kiplagat was found on one of the suspects, Moiben sub county police commander Stephen Okal said. The motive for the killing appears to have been robbery, he said, because money and a cell phone had been taken from Kiplagat. […]

January 2, 2024 2

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Kenya: Chebet Closes Out 2023 on a High With World Record in Barcelona

[ad_1] Nairobi — Commonwealth Games 5000m champion Beatrice Chebet ended her year on a high when she set a world record for the women's 5km at the Cursa dels Nassos race in Barcelona yesterday evening. Chebet clocked 14:13 in first place, to smash the previous record of 14:19, held by Ethiopian Ejegayehu Taye as well as the women-only record of 14:29, set by another Ethiopian, Senbere Teferi in 2021. In second place was Taye, who clocked 14:21 as another Kenyan, […]

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