Kipchoge breaks two-hour marathon mark

In Vienna, the Kenyan achieved a milestone once believed to be unattainable. But his time, 1:59:40, will not be recognized as a world record. VIENNA — On a misty Saturday morning in Vienna, on a course specially chosen for speed, in an athletic spectacle of historic proportions, Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya ran …

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Kosgei shatters women’s marathon record

Brigid Kosgei of Kenya has broken the world record for the women’s marathon with a time of 2:14:04 hours. The previous record, by Great Britain’s Paula Radcliffe, had been undisturbed for 16 years. Brigid Kosgei of Kenya has broken the world record for the women’s marathon with a time of …

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Froome close to return after crash

fter a three-year absence from the Tour de France, Chris Froome’s comeback might already be over. After only one stage. The four-time champion was in a massive high-speed crash about 10 kilometers from the finish of Saturday’s opening stage in Landerneau. Froome, who missed the last two Tours after a 2019 crash threatened to …

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