insert_link Local Lace-up for Bank Windhoek’s Red Run The Bank Windhoek Red Run, previously known as the Bank Windhoek Relay, is shaping up to be a memorable, active, and thrilling experience. The event is a collaboration between the /Ae //Gams Sports Club and Bank Windhoek and is scheduled to take place on 10 August 2024 in Windhoek, starting at Zoo Park. Anticipating a day of high energy and physical activity, it will challenge participants to […] todayJuly 23, 2024 13
insert_link South Africa Road to Paris: African Olympic hopefuls shine in Durban ahead of the Paris Olympics By Stephen Granger, bird story agency Just a month before athletes head to Paris for the 2024 Olympics, some of the Africa's top marathoners gathered in the port city of Durban on July 7 to compete in the Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10k — and the results highlighted a depth of talent that suggests the Paris Olympics will be a specatacle of African running […] todayJuly 8, 2024 31
insert_link Sport Sakaria and Armas win Vivo Energy Windhoek Marathon Namibian long-distance runners Tangeni Sakaria and Alina Armas won the second edition of the Vivo Energy Windhoek Marathon, dominating their respective categories on Saturday. Vivo Energy, the marketer and distributor of Shell-branded fuels and lubricants in Namibia, hosted the second edition of the Vivo Energy Windhoek Marathon to raise funds for charitable projects. The marathon attracted more than 2 000 runners who competed in different categories, including the […] todayMay 27, 2024 18
insert_link 4 Oshiwambo Enyakwa loku lotaka moKenya, Kelvin Kiptum ota fudikwa mo 24 February. Enyakwa loku lotoka mo Kenya olo kwa lopotelwe laxulifa oshivike shadjako moshiponga shotuwa okwa fanekwa lika kale lafudikwa mo lomakaya lo 24 February. Eelopota doikundaneki oku dja koshilongo osho odati , okwa tulwa koshivalo shokuningilwa efudiko lopapangelo onga enyakwa kwali loshilongo. Kiptum ota ka holekwa komukunda wavo oko adile mo Chepsamo, tauhangwa popepi na Eldoret, mondingandinga ya Kenya. Omunambelewa omukulunhu elilepo ocommitee yomaudano moshilongo osho Barnabas Korir, ta lombwele oikundaneki […] todayFebruary 15, 2024 14 4
insert_link Africa Kelvin Kiptum: the Kenyan runner who redefined what it takes to win marathons By Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu, Stephen F. Austin State University Kenyan athletics has lost Kelvin Kiptum, the marathon world record holder who was destined to be the first person to run the race in under two hours. The runner, aged only 24, died on 10 February in a car accident that also claimed his coach Gervais Hakizimana, 37, from Rwanda. The accident occurred near one of the high-altitude […] todayFebruary 14, 2024 19
insert_link Sport Marathon world record-holder Kelvin Kiptum killed in car crash in Kenya Marathon world record-holder and Paris Olympic favourite Kelvin Kiptum died in a car crash in western Kenya, police said Monday. The 24-year-old was driving from Kaptagat to Eldoret around 11 pm (2000 GMT) on Sunday when the car rolled, killing the young sensation and his Rwandan coach Gervais Hakizimana. "The car had three occupants, two died on the spot, while one was taken to hospital. The two are Kiptum and […] todayFebruary 12, 2024 4
Sport Kenya name strong Olympic marathon group Two-time Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge and world record holder Kelvin Kiptum were on Monday named in Kenya's provisional marathon team for next year's Olympics Games in Paris.An equally stacked women's squad sees the inclusion of defending Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir, Boston and New York Marathon champion Hellen Obiri and the women's former world record holder Brigid Kosgei.Kipchoge is bidding to become the first athlete to win three Olympic marathon […] todayDecember 5, 2023 6
