On June 12 the Kyudenko corporate team announced that it is terminating its contract with longtime team member Benard Koech of Kenya as of June 30. On June 11 the Athletics Integrity Unit had issued a provisional suspension against Koech on charges of violation of doping regulations. The charges were based on abnormal values in his biological passport data, which suggested use of a banned
Kenya’s Benard Kibet finished fifth in the men’s 10,000m final at Paris 2024
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The 5-meet Hokuren Distance Challenge series kicks off today in Fukagawa, Hokkaido. Timetable and entry lists are here. Streaming starts at 13:30 local time, with the main program starting at 15:30. The best race of the day looks to be the men’s 10000 m A-heat at 20:00, where 26:54.76 man Richard Kimunyan (Logisteed) and sub-27:15 runners Emmanuel Maru (Toyota Boshoku) and Evans
South Africa’s Johannes Mosehla is the only octogenarian to have completed the 90km ultramarathon three times
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