The Kenyan duo of Beatrice Chebet and Faith Kipyegon finished first and second, respectively, to claim the gold and silver medals in the final of the women's 5000m race at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Monday. Chebet, a bronze medallist from the World Athletics Championships in Budapest in 2023, stunned the rest of the field to claim a maiden title at the Olympics in a time...
The 2024 Diamond League season kicked off in the Chinese city of Xianem on Saturday with the continent of Africa well represented in the global competition. World record holder Tobi Amusan was among the line-up of African stars in China while Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay and Kenya’s Beatrice Chepkoech set new world leading time in their respective events. Tobi Amusan: The Nigerian sprinter finished fifth in the...
Nigeria star Tobi Amusan has been ranked as the fifth best female athlete for the year 2022 by the World Athletics. The reigning World, Commonwealth, and African champion is one of three Africans that make up the top ten of the newly released ranking; Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia and Faith Kipyegon of Kenya are the other two Africans. The World Athletics ranks the athletes with the...
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