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Olympics
/ 8 years ago“This is the Best Win of my Life,” Eliud Kipchoge on His Historic Marathon Win
Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge looked unstoppable in the Olympic Men’s Marathon as he comfortably won in 2 hours, 8 minutes and 44...
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Olympics
/ 8 years agoLong Road to Glory: Kenya’s Sole Athlete Fights All Odds To Earn an Olympic Medal
Julius Yego might not have made it to the Rio 2016 Olympics games if his fellow Kenyan athletes had not vigorously...
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Olympics
/ 8 years agoThe Heart of a Champion: Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot Makes Good on Her Promise to Win Gold in One of the Most Stunning Displays of Competitive Spirit
“The one who leads does not necessarily arrive at their destination.” — Swahili Proverb On August 20th, Africa swooped a triple medal...
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Olympics
/ 8 years agoThe Other Side of the Olympics in Rio — Evictions and Tourism in Rio’s Favelas
Several news articles have noted that the Olympics we’ve seen on television this summer and the Olympics on the ground in...
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Olympics
/ 8 years agoRio 2016: Boniface Mucheru’s Silver Proves Kenyans Can Win in Sprint
He didn’t get gold, but he was darn close! Yesterday, Boniface Mucheru became the first Kenyan to win an Olympic medal...
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Olympics
/ 8 years agoRio 2016: Kenya Falls but the Rest of Africa Looks to Dethrone Mo Farah
For the first time in Olympic history, there will be no Kenyan in the 5000 meters final at the Rio Olympics....
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Football
/ 8 years agoRio 2016: Uganda’s Jacob Araptany Eliminated From Steeplechase Final After Smashing Face Into the Hurdle
Jacob Araptany showed just how brutal a 3000-meter steeplechase could be. A few days back, Uganda’s hope of getting its first...
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Football
/ 8 years agoRio 2016: Nigeria Falls to Germany
Nigeria’s Olympic Football Gold dream ended after they were beaten 2-0 by Germany in the semi-final. The Nigerians came into the...
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Olympics
/ 8 years agoDrama as Kenya’s Kipruto Conselsus Gets Gold and Ezekiel Kemboi Gets Disqualified in Steeplechase hours later
Kipruto Conselsus set an Olympic record with his 3,000-meter steeplechase run of 8:03.28. For the ninth time straight, a Kenyan...
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Olympics
/ 8 years agoRio 2016: Stephen Kiprotich Arrives in Rio, Assured Ugandans a Medal on Sunday
Defending Olympic champion Stephen Kiprotich, who arrived in Rio yesterday, ahead of Sunday’s marathon final, assured Ugandan fans of coming back...
