Edna Kiplagat

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Name: Edna Kiplagat

First Reported May 16 2012 - Updated May 16 2012 - 1 Documents

Kenya's marathon queens promise to deliver Olympic gold medal

by Ben OchiengNAIROBI, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Marathon world champion Edna Kiplagat and 2012 London Marathon winner Mary Keitany have given an undertaking to deliver Kenya' s first Olympic women' s gold medal during the London 2012 Olympic Games.Speaking ... [ Published May 16 2012 by Xinhua News Agency ]

Entities: Edna Kiplagat, Kenya, Marathon, London Marathon

First Reported May 13 2012 - Updated May 13 2012 - 1 Documents

Catherine Ndereba

Female marathoners promise to bring home Olympics gold

Female marathoners are promising to create history during the London Olympics in August by bringing the gold medal to Kenya.Kenyan women have never won the Olympic marathon gold with Catherine Ndereba twice coming close only to win silver.But after winning ... [ Published May 13 2012 by Business Daily Africa ]

Entities: Marathon, Catherine Ndereba, London Olympics 2012, Edna Kiplagat

First Reported May 01 2012 - Updated May 01 2012 - 1 Documents

Kenya's Jeptoo dreams of Olympic marathon glory in London

By John KwobaNAIROBI, May 1 (Xinhua) -- It is every athlete's dream to compete at the Olympics and many rub their hands with glee whenever this chance emerges. It is the same predicament that faces world marathon silver medallist, Priscah Jeptoo.The Kapsabet ... [ Published May 01 2012 by Xinhua News Agency ]

Entities: Marathon, Florence Kiplagat, Kenya, Edna Kiplagat, London

First Reported Apr 28 2012 - Updated Apr 28 2012 - 2 Documents

Keitany certain to clinch gold for Kenya in women race

Two-times London Marathon Champion Mary Jepkosgei Keitany is pleased with Athletics Kenya decision to name her in the Olympic Games Marathon team.Beaming with joy, Keitany, who successfully defended her Virgin London Marathon title this year, thanked ... [ Published Apr 28 2012 by East African Standard ]

Entities: Kenya, London Olympics 2012, London Marathon

First Reported Apr 28 2012 - Updated Apr 28 2012 - 1 Documents

The perils of prognostication: By Len Johnson

"What I am sure is that next year after London Marathon the record is no more Patrick Makau, and the record is under 2:03.Renato Canova, renowned Italian distance running coach, made that prediction while in Bolzano, Italy, for a New Year’s Eve road ... [ Published Apr 28 2012 by The Runner's Tribe ]

Entities: Renato Canova, Abel Kirui, Len Johnson, Moses Mosop

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 - 21 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 25 2012 - Updated Apr 25 2012 - 6 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 25 2012 - Updated Apr 25 2012 - 1 Documents

Kipsang, Keitany eye Olympic slots

NAIROBI, Kenya, April 25 – Returning London marathon winners, Wilson Kipsang and Mary Keitany are optimistic of making it to the final list of the Kenyan team to the London Olympics to be named by Athletics Kenya on April 25.Speaking Tuesday upon their ... [ Published Apr 25 2012 by CapitalFM ]

Entities: Edna Kiplagat, Abel Kirui, London Olympics 2012

First Reported Apr 22 2012 - Updated Apr 23 2012 - 39 Documents

Kenyans show they’ll be a force at Olympics

Kipsang won the London Marathon for the first time yesterday, more than two minutes ahead of compatriot Kenyan Martin Lel.The 30-year-old, the second-fastest marathon runner ever, stormed ahead of the pack with around six miles to go before winning in ... [ Published Apr 23 2012 by London Evening Standard ]

Entities: David Weir, Martin Lel, London Marathon

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

London Marathon 2012: Magic Mary Keitany leaves rivals in her wake

MARY KEITANY retained her Virgin London Marathon crown in a race that had meaning across the world and particular significance to a mother in Devon.Kenyan Keitany was outstanding as she triumphed on a glorious, cool morning in the capital in 2hrs 18mins ... [ Published Apr 23 2012 by Scottish Daily Express ]

Entities: London Marathon, Joanne Pavey, David Weir, London Olympics 2012

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

Keitany?s confidence on a high ahead of London title defence

Mary Keitany may be one of the fastest marathon runners of all-time, but she is still a relative newcomer to the 26.2-mile distance.Before winning in London last year, the Kenyan had established herself as the world’s best half-marathon runner, setting ... [ Published Apr 21 2012 by Athletics Weekly ]

Entities: Marathon, London, Bezunesh Bekele, Ejegayehu Dibaba

Quotes

"kenya having won the men' s olympic title and the men' s and women' s world titles in addition to the men' s world record, the olympic women' s marathon title is probably the missing trophy in the cabinet of kenya' s incredible performance in the event" Kiplagat told Xinhua at the cradle of Kenya' s athletics

Kenya's marathon queens promise to deliver Olympic gold medal [Xinhua News Agency - May 16 2012]

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Guardian Sport Network \| Marathon effort means ... [ Published Jan 04 2012 by Sport: Sportblog \| guardian.co.uk ] Why have Kenyan athletes been so dominant in marathon and distance running over the past 12 months? Kenya – total dominance 2011 was the year of the marathon, and it was completely owned by Kenya. Not just dominated, but owned. The year-end lists ...