NAIROBI, Kenya — The Ethiopian marathoner who flashed an antigovernment gesture as he crossed the finish line in second place at the Rio Olympics will not go home.The runner, Feyisa Lilesa, will not fly back to Ethiopia on Tuesday with the rest of his team, his agent
Marathon talk this week has, of course, centred on Olympic gold medallist Eliud Kipchoge. Having now won seven out of his eight marathons and finished second in the other - all major races and, with the exception of Rio, all in sub 2:06 times - he is legitimately in the
CHICAGO - Today, the Bank of America Chicago Marathon announced that current marathon world record-holder and 2013 Chicago Marathon champion and course record-holder Dennis Kimetto (KEN) and half-marathon world record-holder and 2015 Chicago Marathon champion Florence Kiplagat (KEN) will return to c...
Marcialonga Running Coop, 4 September 2011: Abdelkabir Saji of Morocco and Italy's Eliana Patelli cross the finish line for first. Marcialonga Running Coop, 4 September 2016, Abdelkabir Saji and Eliana Patelli back on the starting list ‘Sometimes they come back' was a blockbuster in th...
Whatever next? Apparently, the UK is a Sporting Superpower; and for once this is not a tabloid invention. Depending on who’s counting, Britain finished second or third in the Rio Olympic medals table. China won more medals, 70 to 67, but the UK won more golds and
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