African Athletics
2022 BMW Berlin Marathon Diary: Kipchoge underlines legend status with world record run in Berlin, from World Athletics
World Athletics does an incredible job in covering our sport. Their Flash piece and Deep thoughts piece, shown here, are...
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Jacob Kiplimo: The Ugandan seizing the moment and challenging the elite of distance running
In this article, Deji Ogeyingbo focuses on Jacob Kiplimo, who is shaking up the world of distance running, on the...
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Lamecha Girma misses out in Lausanne, still remains the only runner that can halt the momentum of Soufiane El Bakkali
Deji Ogeyingbo wrote this fine piece on Ethiopia's steeplechase superstar, Lamecha Girma. Lamecha Girma misses out in Lausanne, and still...
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2022 African Athletics Champs Diary, Four Deep thoughts on the 22nd African Athletics Champs, June 8-12, 2022!
These are my four takeaways from the 22nd African Athletics Championships, held in Mauritius from Jun 8-12, 2022. RunBlogRun was...
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Marie-Josee Ta Lou’s perseverance in a difficult season gets rewarded with an African Record
Deji Ogeyingbo sent me a Messenger note a couple of hours ago that he wrote a piece on Marie-Josee TaLou,...
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Birmingham 2022 Diary: Tobi Amusan continues to break barriers and adds another Commonwealth title to her glowing collection
Deji Ogeyingbo wrote this piece on Tobi Aumsan defending her 100-meter hurdle title at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. In this...
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2022 Cali Diary, World Athletics U20 Champs: Faith Cherotich upgrades her 2021 bronze to gold at the Cali World U20 Championships
Justin Lagat wrote this piece about Faith Cherotich's fine steeplechase at the U20 World Champs in Cali, Columbia. Kenya’s Faith...
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Birmingham 2022 Diary: Redemption for Ferdinand Omanyala as the Kenyan strikes 100m Commonwealth Gold in Birmingham
This was a classic 100 meters! Deji Ogeyingbo gives us the chills and thrills of the Men's 100 meters as...
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2022 Cali Diary, World Athletics U 20 Champs: Boy Wonder Letsile Tebogo passes audition as the next ‘Bolt’, strike Gold in Cali!
Deji Ogeyingbo thinks Letsile Tebogo of Botswana is the next coming in the sprint world. His 100m gold made many...
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Why do African athletes rarely break World Records in the sprints?
Deji Ogeyingbo asked the big question, why don't sprinters from the African continent win more global championship sprint medals, and...
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