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PRIME Rebecca Cheptegei’s death: Why danger lurks for athletes in troubled unions

PRIME Rebecca Cheptegei’s death: Why danger lurks for athletes in troubled unions

On Thursday morning, the world woke up to the news of the death of top Ugandan marathoner, 33-year-old Rebecca Cheptegei, who had been undergoing treatment at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret. 

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Cheptegei had to give up life’s cravings for the crown

Cheptegei had to give up life’s cravings for the crown

You have to give to get, and no one understands this better than a successful person, or one aspiring.But for this particular chore, we shall take an athlete. You have got to be ready to give up almost everything for you to make it at the highest level.&n

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Kiplimo: Kenyan athletes bring out the best in me

Kiplimo: Kenyan athletes bring out the best in me

Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo wins the senior men's 10km race during the World Cross Country Championships at the Mount Panaroma Circuit in Bathurst, Australia on February 18, 2023.As far as middle and long distance running is concerned, Ethiopia has for all pra

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Here’s how much the gold winners at the 2024 Paris Olympics will get paid

Here’s how much the gold winners at the 2024 Paris Olympics will get paid

Gold medallist Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony for the men's 5000m event during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on August 6, 2021. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP)The countdown to th

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