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Africa: Okagbare, Adigun Deliver Gold, Metu, Ogho Fail Nigeria's greatest hope for a medal at the African Championships, Blessing Okagbare lived up to expectation when she blew away the field to win the women 100m gold in Nairobi, Kenya yesterday.She ran 11.03 seconds to top the women in the hotly contested race. Nigeria: African Championships -Nation Set to Sweep Sprint Medals Nigerian women sprinters lived up to their rating in the opening day of the African Athletics Championships in Nairobi, Kenya yesterday. Tanzania: Medal Hopes Shattered TANZANIA hopes for medals at the ongoing 17 edition of the African Senior Athletics Championship were dashed on Thursday after her 800-metres runners were eliminated in the semifinals. Uganda: 67 Athletes for Commonwealth Uganda Olympic Committee has unveiled a 67-man team, which will be the biggest ever contingent, to represent the nation at the 19th Commonwealth Games scheduled for October 3-14 in New Delhi, India. Uganda: Kipsiro to Rule World, Says Coach Moses Kipsiro can beat the world over 10,000 metres - a race he rarely competes in, Ugandan coach Benjamin Longiross, believes. Kipsiro produced a marvelous performance to win silver in the 25-lap race at the ongoing Africa Senior Championships here on Wednesday night. Uganda: Kipsiro Settles for Silver Medal Moses Kipsiro once again called to his traditional final kick to snatch silver in the men's 10,000m at the ongoing Africa Senior Championships, here yesterday. Uganda: Kipsiro Wants More After 10000 Meters Silver Moses Kipsiro has remained modest two days to his favourite event - the 5000 meters race. He down played the excitement surrounding the 12.5 lap race where rated pundits have placed him amongst the gold medal contenders. Africa: Fabian Beats Games' Mark as Teammates Flop in Semis Tanzania's Fabian Joseph Naasi beat the Commonwealth Games 10,000 metre mark easily despite finishing seventh in the African Senior Athletics Championship in Nairobi on Wednesday. Nigeria: Okagbare, Adigun Deliver Gold, Metu, Ogho Fail Nigeria's greatest hope for a medal at the African Championships, Blessing Okagbare lived up to expectation when she blew away the field to win the women 100m gold in Nairobi, Kenya yesterday.She ran 11.03 seconds to top the women in the hotly contested race. Rwanda: Mukasakindi 8th in 5000m CLAUDETTE Mukasakindi clocked 16 minutes, 27 seconds and 92 micro seconds to finish 8th in the women's 5000m at the on-going African Championship in Nairobi. Kenya: Mutai and Mureta Target 400 Million Podium Since Kennedy Ochieng' won an African 400m men's gold medal in 1993, no other Kenyan has ever had a podium finish, bar Ezra Sambu in 2004, who won silver. Kenya: Home Boys Show Mean Intent in 800m Kenya has a good chance of retaining the 800m title after all their runners qualified for the final with fine runs on Thursday. Kenya: No End in Sight to Reign Ever since Amos Biwott won Kenya's first steeplechase gold in Mexico City Olympics in 1968, local athletes have ruled the water and hurdle event with an iron fist. Kenya: World Champ Cheruiyot Floors Defar to Grab Second Gold World 5,000 metres champion Vivian Cheruiyot secured Kenya its second gold medal edging out a strong challenge from Ethiopians on the second day of the 17th Safaricom Senior Africa Athletics Championship at the Nyayo National Stadium. Kenya: Sprinters Target Rare Medals After Great Day Out Gold medals are rare commodities for Kenyan sprinters on the international track. Kenya: Kiprop Wins Country's First Gold at Africa Meet Litttle-known Wilson Kiprop, stunned favourites Mathew Kisorio and Moses Kipsiro of Uganda to clinch 10,000 gold as the Senior Africa Athletics Championship started on Wednesday at the Nyayo National Stadium here in Nairobi. Uganda: Future is Promising After Moncton Games Uganda won two bronze medals to finish 36th out of 169 countries at the World Junior Athletics Championships that concluded here Sunday. Kenya: Athletes Toil in Nairobi THERE was little to brag about as far as Rwanda's performance on the opening day of the 17th African championship in Nairobi is concerned. Namibia: Athletes Off to International Meets ATHLETICS Namibia (AN) will send two teams to represent the country at international meets in September and October. Nigeria: Kibaki Flags-Off African Athletics Championships President Mwai Kibaki on Wednesday opened the 17th Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) Senior Championships in Nairobi, Kenya.

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