Tag: marathon
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70-hour Chess Marathon: Tunde Onakoya reportedly breaks GWR record set by Norwegians
Nigerian chess sensation and founder of Chess in Slums Africa, Tunde Onakoya, has broken the chess marathon record of 61 hours, 3 minutes, and 34 seconds, set by two Norwegian players, Hallvard Haug Flatebø and Sjur Ferkingstad, in June 2024. Onakoya and his chess partner, Shawn Martinez, are currently aiming to complete a 70-hour chess…
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Sanwo-Olu reacts as Kenyan, again wins Lagos City Marathon
Kenyan long distance runner, Edwin Kibet on Saturday finished ahead of other runners to win the 10th edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon.
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GWR: 16-year-old student performs record-breaking five-day dance marathon
A 16-year-old student Srushti Sudhir Jagtap (India), has broken the record for the longest dance marathon by an individual, with a time of 127 hours.
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We’re ready to host best marathon in Abuja – Director
The Director of Sports, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lucas Istifanus, on Thursday said the FCT was ready to host the best marathon in Nigeria.
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Full list of winners at Lagos City Marathon
Edwin Kibet of Kenya on Saturday emerged winner of the 2023 Gold-Label Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, after returning a time of 2:14:06 for the US$50,000 prize money.
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BREAKING: Kenyan wins Lagos City Marathon, Gotheng first Nigerian to reach finish line
Edwin Kibet Koech from Kenya has emerged winner of the 42-kilometres Access Bank Lagos City Marathon.
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Commonwealth Games: Ugandan runner opens medal table for Africa
Ugandan runner, Victor Kiplangat has become the First African to win a gold medal at the ongoing Commonwealth games in Birmingham, UK. The long-distance runner produced an impressive performance to give Uganda their first-ever Commonwealth Games marathon gold in Birmingham on Saturday.
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BOSTON MARATHON BOMBER: Supreme court maintains death sentence for Tsarnaev
Tsarnaev, who is now 28, will remain on death row at Colorado’s supermax prison.
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Lagos Govt to put marathon on World Sports Calendar
The Lagos State Government says it will put the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon on the World Marathon Calender. Gov. Babatunde Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State said this on Saturday, during the 5th edition of Access Bank Lagos City Marathon. Sanwo-Olu said that the marathon had been able to boost the tourism potential of the state,…
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Kenyan athletes win maiden ECOWAS-Abuja International Half-Marathon
John Mur and Careen Cheptoeck, both of Kenya, on Saturday in Abuja won the male and female categories respectively at the maiden ECOWAS-Abuja international half-marathon. Mur finished with a time of one hour four minutes 2.79 seconds to place first in the men’s race, ahead of Ethiopia’s Mawcha Nega who finished about four seconds later.…