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Africa makes a clean sweep in the 10 000 at the World Champs

Africa makes a clean sweep in the 10 000 at the World Champs

MITCH PHILLIPS UGANDA’S world record holder Joshua Cheptegei showed he had learned his Olympic lesson as he delivered a tactical masterclass to win a second successive world 10,000 metres gold in a superb race on Sunday. Last year in Tokyo Cheptegei kept his powder dry until the bell, only to be outkicked by Selemon Barega. On Sunday he started upping the ante with over a kilometre to go, throwing in laps of 64 and 63 seconds to stretch a group of eight as they hit the bell. He then continued to press and though there was a mad scramble behind…
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Supercoach Ans Botha says athletics saved her

Supercoach Ans Botha says athletics saved her

AS her protégé glides effortlessly around the Bellinzona track, “Tannie” Ans Botha watches pensively, and in awe of the immense talent she has had the privilege to mould and nurture. Wayde van Niekerk’s one-lap trot around the Swiss track in September marked his first international race in three years.  His return to the track represented a final sigh of relief after the emotional ebb and flow that accompanied his recovery from a career-threatening injury in 2017.  “That evening in Bellinzona, I stood next to that track, and my whole body was covered in goosebumps, and I just thought to myself…
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