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Suguru Osako Humbled Galen Rupp As Fast Mason Ferlic Wins Steeplechase At Portland

At the Olympics tune up Portland Track Festival on Friday (28), which was the first day of two days event threw up some surprises result. The American 10000m record holder, Galen Rupp was turned to a pedestria by Japanese 5000m record holder, Suguru Osako. Just when everybody thought Rupp has it in the back with […]

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Turkish Former European Champion Guilty Of Doping For Re-tested Sample

The former European 3000 Steeplechase Champion Turkish Gulcan Mingir has been found guilty for Anti- doping offence after her sample for 2012 Olympics was reanalysed using latest technology. Following a re-analysis of Mıngır’s sample from the event, a positive test for the prohibited substance dehydrochlormethyltestosterone, or turabinol, was revealed. An IOC Disciplinary Commission, composed of […]

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Lockdown: Steeplechase World Record Holder Turned Part-time Farmer

The covid-19 induced lockdown has afford the Steeplechase world record holder Kenya Beatrice Chepkoech another opportunity to go back to what she used to do before she shot to limelight; which is farming. “To adhere to the social distancing procedures I train alone and then join my parents on the farm,” she said. “This is […]