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Alfred Kipketer suspended for ‘whereabouts failures’
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Thursday, 16 January 2020 02:59
Olympic and world 800m finalist is charged with breaking anti-doping rules Alfred Kipketer, the 2014 world under-20 800m champion and Rio 2016 Olympic finalist, has been charged with breaking ‘whereabouts’ anti-doping rules, according to the Athletics Integrity Unit. The 23-year-old Kenyan, who also claimed world youth gold in 2013 and raced in the 2015 senior world final in Beijing, has…
Michelle-Lee Ahye gets two-year ban
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Thursday, 16 January 2020 00:22
Commonwealth 100m champion to miss Tokyo Olympics after being suspended for ‘whereabouts failures’ Sprinter Michelle-Lee Ahye, who won Commonwealth 100m gold for Trinidad and Tobago in 2018, is set to miss the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after receiving a two-year ban for ‘whereabouts failures’. The 27-year-old, who claimed 4x100m bronze at the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Beijing, has also…
Big British battles set for London Marathon
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Thursday, 16 January 2020 01:50
Athletes will race for Olympic places in April, with four of the UK’s all-time top 10 female marathoners among the entries British athletes are set for an epic clash at the Virgin Money London Marathon on April 26, with places for the Olympic Games up for grabs and a number of qualifying times having already been achieved. The women’s race…
New city centre route revealed for Great Birmingham 10K
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Wednesday, 15 January 2020 01:20
The 10km course aims to showcase the historic heart of the city, its latest developments and famous heritage sites A new Great Birmingham 10K route has been unveiled for the 2020 event on May 31, with the course passing city centre landmarks such as Grand Central, Mailbox and the historic Jewellery Quarter for the first time. From the Hippodrome theatre…
Manuela Schär and Daniel Romanchuk to defend London Marathon titles
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Wednesday, 15 January 2020 01:57
Six-time Paralympic champion David Weir also returns to the event for his 21st consecutive edition The world’s No.1 ranked wheelchair racers Manuela Schär and Daniel Romanchuk will return to defend their Virgin Money London Marathon titles on April 26. Schär has won an impressive nine straight Abbott World Marathon Majors races, a streak that started at the BMW Berlin Marathon…
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