Joshua Cheptegei has said his focus is on becoming just the eighth man to successfully complete the 5,000m-10,000m double at an Olympic Games. The Ugandan, 24, set world records over bothdistances last year, adding to the 5,000m world gold he…
Joshua Cheptegei smashes 10,000m world record as Letesenbet Gidey sets new women’s 5,000m best
Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei smashed the men’s 10,000m world record as Ethiopia’s Letesenbet Gidey broke that of the women’s 5,000m in Valencia. Cheptegei, 24, clocked 26 minutes 11.00 seconds to beat Kenenisa Bekele’s 15-year-old time by more than six seconds. Gidey,…
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Tenant kills landlord over allegation of womanising (Punch) A 21-year-old tenant, Onyemachi Mmaju, has allegedly killed his landlord, Nonso Oyiboka, in Ogidi, Idemili Local Government Area of Anambra State. It was gathered that trouble began when the landlord confronted Onyemachi…
Diamond League Monaco: Joshua Cheptegei breaks 5,000m world record
Uganda’s Joshua Cheptegei produced an astonishing run in Monaco to break the 16-year-old 5,000m world record by almost two seconds. The 23-year-old, who won the 10,000m world title in Doha last year, had promised he would take a shot at…
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Operators of lottery, pools, betting to pay N20m for license fee in Lagos (Vanguard) Operators of lottery, pools and betting in Lagos will be charged N20million license fee if a Bill proposed by the State’ Lagos Assembly on Laws on…
Ugandan athlete Joshua Cheptegei aims to return with a world record
Ugandan athlete Joshua Cheptegei is aiming to make a real statement and claim a world record in his first race on the track this year on Friday. The 23-year-old is aiming to break the 16-year-old world record for the 5,000…
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Truck crushes bride-to-be to death in Lagos (Punch) Family and friends of a bride-to-be, Immaculate Okochu, who was crushed to death by a truck, have taken to their various social media handles to mourn her demise. PUNCH Metro learnt that…