Abel Kirui

Type: Person

Name: Abel Kirui

First Reported May 15 2012 - Updated May 15 2012 - 1 Documents

Geoffrey Mutai Feels Let Down By Team Selectors

BOSTON Marathon champion Geoffrey Mutai has expressed his disappointment at being overlooked by Kenyan selectors for the 2012 London Olympic Games.Mutai said he had had high hopes of making the team but was disappointed when Athletics Kenya opted for ... [ Published May 15 2012 by AllAfrica.com ]

Entities: Samuel Wanjiru, Athletics Kenya, Moses Mosop, Abel Kirui, Boston Marathon

First Reported Apr 26 2012 - Updated Apr 27 2012 - 3 Documents

Kenyan runners prepare for London Olympics

Kenya boasts more than 300 distance runners who could meet the Olympic standard, but with only six allotted spots, the world running power has been forced to make some very tough decisions.The abundance of athletics talent in Kenya is such that even a ... [ Published Apr 27 2012 by CNTV ]

Entities: London Olympics 2012, Kenya, Athletics Kenya

First Reported Apr 25 2012 - Updated Apr 26 2012 - 26 Documents

Kenya names Olympic marathon team

Reigning marathon world champions Abel Kirui and Edna Kiplagat lead Kenya's list of marathon runners for the Olympics as World record holder Patrick Makau has failed to make the team. ... [ Published Apr 26 2012 by CNTV ]

Entities: Marathon, Kenya, Abel Kirui

First Reported Apr 24 2012 - Updated Apr 25 2012 - 7 Documents

Makau left out by Kenya

World marathon record-holder Patrick Makau has paid the price for failing to finish in Sundays Virgin London Marathon after being left out of the Kenyan team for this summers Olympics. The three places in the mens marathon go to Wilson Kipsang, who won ... [ Published Apr 25 2012 by Telegraph ]

Entities: Kenya, Marathon, Moses Mosop, Abel Kirui, Edna Kiplagat

First Reported Apr 23 2012 - Updated Apr 24 2012 - 2 Documents

Kenya's marathon selection headache

Kenya's athletics chiefs face a difficult decision when selecting their marathon teams for the London Olympics following recent world-class performances by their athletes. Kenya look set to dominate the Olympic marathons in August after their runners ... [ Published Apr 24 2012 by Eyewitness News South Africa ]

Entities: Isaiah Kiplagat, Kenya, Marathon

First Reported Apr 22 2012 - Updated Apr 23 2012 - 9 Documents

KIPSANG LOOKS SET TO RETURN FOR OLYMPICS AFTER LONDON MARATHON VICTORY

Wilson Kipsang will be hoping his victory at the Virgin London Marathon on Sunday will guarantee him an Olympic Games slot when the Kenyan selectors announce their team at the end of the month.Kipsang, the world's second fastest ever marathon runner, ... [ Published Apr 23 2012 by Great Run ]

Entities: London Marathon, Shelly Woods, London Olympics 2012, David Weir

First Reported Apr 20 2012 - Updated Apr 21 2012 - 3 Documents

The marathon?s accidental route to 26 miles, 385 yards

LONDON ? At the Summer Olympics, the marathon will be the only footrace measured by the standard system instead of the metric system.And yet the precise distance of 26 miles and 385 yards is entirely random, established at the 1908 London Games as an ... [ Published Apr 21 2012 by Bend Bulletin ]

Entities: Marathon, Dorando Pietri, David Wallechinsky, Athens, London Olympics 2012

First Reported Apr 21 2012 - Updated Apr 21 2012 - 2 Documents

Mutai, Keitany aim for Kenya double in London

LONDON: Emmanuel Mutai will bid for back-to-back London Marathon titles on Sunday as Kenyan runners look to dominate in the men's and women's races of the gruelling event.Mutai, 27, heads a strong field which includes fellow Kenyans, Patrick Makau, the ... [ Published Apr 21 2012 by Times of India ]

Entities: Kenya, London, Marathon, Abel Kirui

First Reported Apr 20 2012 - Updated Apr 21 2012 - 4 Documents

Marathon organiser expects 'outstanding' finale

David Bedford believes his final day as race director of the Virgin London Marathon could prove one of the most memorable in the races 31-year history as athletes from home and abroad chase times and positions to seal their Olympic selection. While domestic ... [ Published Apr 21 2012 by Telegraph ]

Entities: Marathon, David Bedford, Tsegaye Kebede, Liz Yelling, Joanne Pavey

First Reported Apr 20 2012 - Updated Apr 20 2012 - 2 Documents

Two hour marathon won't be beaten, says Haile Gebrselassie

Less than four years ago, the legendary Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie became the first man to run the marathon inside two hours four minutes.This year, the 39-year-old has acknowledged he is not quick enough to be selected for the Olympic Games.Two men ... [ Published Apr 20 2012 by Mail Online UK ]

Entities: Haile Gebrselassie, Marathon, Tsegaye Kebede, Martin Lel

First Reported Apr 17 2012 - Updated Apr 18 2012 - 7 Documents

EMMANUEL MUTAI SHRUGGING OFF TYPHOID ATTACK TO DEFEND LONDON MARATHON TITLE

Emmanuel Mutai, despite suffering a typhoid attack a month ago and having missed valuable training, remains extremely confident he can defend his Virgin London Marathon title on Sunday.Mutai, who set a new course record of 2:04:40 a year ago, admitted ... [ Published Apr 18 2012 by Great Run ]

Entities: Typhoid fever, London Marathon, Abel Kirui

First Reported Apr 17 2012 - Updated Apr 17 2012 - 10 Documents

National Sport: Mutai in determined mood

Kenya's Emmanuel Mutai is determined that not even being laid low by typhoid will prevent him from defending his Virgin London Marathon title on Sunday.The 27-year-old, who set a course record in the capital last year, was forced to miss some training ... [ Published Apr 17 2012 by Ormskirk and Skelmersdale Advertiser ]

Entities: Kenya, Abel Kirui, Typhoid fever, London Marathon

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