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Tanzania: Time Has Come for the Nation to Host IAAF Games
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:25:23 GMT
[Daily News]
TANZANIA may become the first country in Africa to host the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) organised World Athletics Championships, but this will require commitment and will to invest.
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Kenya: Cheruiyot Sets Eyes On Record
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:22:56 GMT
[Nairobi Star]
DOUBLE world champion Vivian Cheruiyot will attempt to break the 5,000 metres world record later in the year.
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Kenya: Ndambiri Tops Meru Race List
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:18:00 GMT
[Nairobi Star]
2011 Fukuoka Marathon champion Josephat Ndambiri and All Africa Games silver medallist Bidan Karoki headlines a list of elite runners expected for this weekend's Athletics Kenya (AK) Eastern Branch Provincial Cross country championships at Meru University College of Science and Technology.
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Kenya: AK Congratulate Vivian After Receiving Top Laureus Award
Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:59:52 GMT
[Nairobi Star]
ATHLETIC Kenya (AK) chairman Isaiah Kiplagat has congratulated double world champion Vivian Cheruiyot after she was named the 2012 Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year early this week in London.
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Nigeria: FUNAAB Rewards Student Athlete With Scholarship
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:24:03 GMT
[Daily Trust]
Lagos -
The management of Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB) has awarded scholarship to Aramide Opeyemi, a 300-level student in the Department of Statistics, College of Natural Sciences (COLNAS) who recently won medals in national and international competitions.
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Namibia: Khomas Region Track and Field Championship
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:33:53 GMT
[Namibian]
THE annual Khomas Region Track and Field Championship is billed for Windhoek's Independence Stadium on February 18.
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Uganda: UAF Opens Marathon Camp in Kween
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:44:14 GMT
[New Vision]
THE Uganda Athletes Federation (UAF) has established a permanent training camp for long distance runners in Kween district.
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Tanzania: Local Runners Challenged to Raise Bar at Kilimanjaro Marathon
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:59:27 GMT
[Daily News]
TANZANIAN athletes, who are expected to take part in this year's Kilimanjaro Marathon, have been challenged to make sure that they win in all the categories of the internationally-applauded event in order to restore the country's sports respect.
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Tanzania: IAAF Top Official Pledges to 'Bring the World to Nation'
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:58:58 GMT
[Daily News]
FORMER world 1,500 metres record holder Englishman Sebastian Coe is determine to campaign for Africa and Tanzania in particular, for it to host the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) organised World Athletics Championships.
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Kenya: At Last, Vivian Gets Her Moment of Glory As World's Best Athlete
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:48:36 GMT
[Nation]
Kenya's Vivian Cheruiyot, who established herself as one of the great distance runners of her generation last year after winning the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres gold medals in the World Championships in Daegu, has been named 2012 Laureus World Sportswoman of the Year.
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