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Kenya’s Sheila Chepkirui wins second women’s title

USA’s Jessica Jessica McClain finishes in second

Sweden’s Andreas Almgren wins men’s race on debut

Sheila Chepkirui of Kenya won the women’s race of the New York City Marathon on Sunday for the second time, while Sweden’s Andreas Almgren claimed the men’s title in his first ever race over the distance.


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Mageean won 2024 European 1500m title in Rome

Athlete described as ‘an inspiration to so many’

The Irish middle-distance runner Ciara Mageean, who won European gold and competed at two Olympic Games, has died aged 34, her family have announced.

The athlete, from Portaferry in Northern Ireland, died at 6.30am on Sunday. In a post on social media, her family s...


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25-year-old sets new global mark for race walk marathon

Rising star slices 19 seconds off previous record despite rain

Rebecca Henderson walked her way into the history books in Japan by becoming the first Australian track and field athlete in a generation to set a senior world record in a championship event.

The rising 25-year-old from Dandenong set a new g...


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AIU investigates after sample tested positive for EPO

33-year-old won Olympic marathon in 2021

In a fresh hammer blow for Kenyan athletics, world marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir has been provisionally suspended for doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit announced on Friday.

The highly-decorated 33-year-old Kenyan, who won Olympic gold in the Covid-delayed ...


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