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Kenya's marathon star seeks to deepen sports partnership with Chinese athletes

STORY: Kenya's marathon star seeks to deepen sports partnership with Chinese athletes DATELINE: Jan. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY/SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Eliud Kipchoge in the past races 2. various of unveiling of Eliud Kipchoge as brand ambassador 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ELIUD KIPCHOGE, World's marathon record holder 4. various of Chinese athletes training in Kenya 5. various of marathons in China 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ELIUD KIPCHOGE, World's marathon record holder STORYLINE: World marathon record holder and two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge said he is seeking to work with Chinese athletes to deepen the sports partnership between the two countries. He made the remarks Thursday while making a debut as a brand ambassador for Chinese phone maker Tecno. Noting that there are already a lot of Chinese marathoners practicing in Kenya to improve their performance, the Kenyan marathon star said he is deeply impressed by them. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ELIUD KIPCH

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Olympics: Marathoners ready to run in Rio

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 19 Kyodo - Japanese marathon runners (from L to R) Satoru Sasaki, Hisanori Kitajima and Suehiro Ishikawa pose for a photo in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 17, 2016.

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Runners wear masks in Beijing marathon under heavy smog

BEIJING, China - Marathoners run in Tiananmen Square with face masks to protect themselves from hazardous smog during the Beijing International Marathon held in the Chinese capital on Oct. 19, 2014.

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App to offer marathoners info via wearable device

OSAKA, Japan - An official of K-Opticom Corp., a Japanese telecommunications company, shows a demonstration image based on an application program it has developed to provide runners in a marathon race with their standings and other information through a wearable eyeglass-type device in Osaka on Sept. 18, 2014. The Kansai Electric Power Co. affiliate will demonstrate the smartphone software in the Osaka Marathon 2014 slated for Oct. 26.

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"Citizen runner" upsets conventional way of training for marathoners

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Yuki Kawauchi, a top "citizen runner" in Japan, finishing as the first Japanese and third overall in the 2011 Tokyo Marathon at Tokyo Big Sight.

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"Citizen runner" upsets conventional way of training for marathoners

TOKYO, Japan - Yuki Kawauchi, a top "citizen runner" in Japan, shakes hands with fans after racing in a half marathon in Hakodate, Hokkaido, on Sept. 29, 2013.

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"Citizen runner" upsets conventional way of training for marathoners

TOKYO, Japan - Yuki Kawauchi, a top "citizen runner" in Japan, runs toward a railway station in Saitama Prefecture on his way to work on Oct. 3, 2013.

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Kenyan female marathoners at world c'ships

DAEGU, South Korea - Kenyan female marathoners -- (from L) Priscah Jeptoo, Sharon Cherop and Edna Kiplagat -- embrace each other at the world athletics championships in Daegu, South Korea, on Aug. 27, 2011. Kiplagat, Jeptoo and Cherop won the gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the women's marathon.

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Toyo win 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Marathoners set off from Tokyo's Otematchi district for the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture in the 108-kilometer Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 2.

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Tosa named in world athletics championships squad

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Toshinari Suwa, Reiko Tosa, Yumiko Hara and Wataru Okutani, who are among 10 Japanese male and female marathoners who will compete in the world athletics championships in Osaka this summer, join hands during a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on March 12.

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Japan's marathoners in Paris happy with medal-winning runs

PARIS, Sept. 1 Kyodo - Masako Chiba (L) and Mizuki Noguchi - Masako Chiba (L) and Mizuki Noguchi, the winner of bronze and silver medals, respectively, in the just-ended world track and field championships in Paris, take a walk near their hotel in Paris on Sept. 1. They gave a joint press conference at which they pronounced themselves generally satisfied with their medal-winning performances in the race.

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Tosa wins silver in women's marathon

EDMONTON, Canada - Japanese marathoners Reiko Tosa (R) and Yoko Shibui pose after running in the women's world championships race at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada, on Aug. 12. Tosa won the silver medal and Shibui finished fourth.

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Japanese marathoners check out tough Sydney course

SYDNEY, Australia - Olympic marathon gold medal favorite Naoko Takahashi (L) and 1999 World Championship silver medalist Ari Ichihashi (R) pose for pictures in front of the Olympic Stadium on May 18 after inspecting the tough Sydney marathon course.

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Japan wins women's marathon team gold medal in Seville

SEVILLE, Spain - Japanese women marathoners receive gold medals in the team division at the world athletics championships in Seville on the final day, Aug. 29. Photo shows the marathoners at the prize-giving ceremony -- (from L) Ari Ichihashi finishing 2nd, Kayoko Obata eighth, Junko Asari 16th, and Mayumi Ichikawa 17th.

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Kenya steps up fight against doping among athletes

STORY: Kenya steps up fight against doping among athletes DATELINE: Nov. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:26 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of athletes meeting with officials from Athletics Kenya 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): DAVID MIANOV, Chairman of Central Region Athletics Kenya (AK) 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): TABITHA WAMAITHA, Professional athlete 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Swahili): FRANCIS KAMAU, Athletics coach STORYLINE: Kenya has stepped up fight against doping among athletes following a rise in cases of doping involving the use of banned steroid triamcinolone acetonide. The rising cases have sparked huge concern following the latest suspensions of two of the country's marathoners by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU). Officials from Athletics Kenya and various stakeholders Monday met athletes from Nyahururu to educate them on the negative impact of doping. Addressing the media after the training sessions with the athletes, David Miano, the Central Region Athletics Kenya (AK) chairman noted that

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Chelimo, Chepkech win Nairobi Marathon

STORY: Chelimo, Chepkech win Nairobi Marathon DATELINE: Oct. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the start point of the Nairobi Marathon 2. various of marathon in session 3. various of an award ceremony STORYLINE: Kenyan marathoners Elias Chelimo and Sheila Chepkech won the men's and women's titles of the Nairobi Marathon in Nairobi, capital of Kenya on Sunday. Over 25,000 participants took part in the event where Chelimo disposed of his challengers with two kilometers to go to take home the men's top honor in 2:10:22. Wilfred Kirwa led the challengers home 29 seconds behind, ahead of Felix Kangogo, who rounded off the podium in 2:11:10. In the women's race, Chepkech broke the tape in 2:27:04 after surging away from her competitors from the 40km mark in the event staged on a looped course in the southern part of the Kenyan capital. Tokyo 2020 Olympian Daniel Ebenyo won the men's half marathon after clocking 1:00:50. Evaline Chirchir took home the women'

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Chinese athletes gain inspiration from Kenyan peers

STORY: Chinese athletes gain inspiration from Kenyan peers DATELINE: Oct. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of China's men's marathon team training in Kipchoge Keino Stadium 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DONG GUOJIAN, Chinese marathoner 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): XIAO LI, Coach of China's national track and field team 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GIDEON KIPCHIRCHIR, Kenyan half marathon champion 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Swahili): SILAS CHEPOII, Kenyan marathoner STORYLINE: China's men's marathon team is training in Kenya with the country's best marathoners ahead of next year's World Championships in Budapest. At the Kipchoge Keino stadium, Dong Guojian and his Chinese teammates run head to head with some of Kenya's biggest names in field and track. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DONG GUOJIAN, Chinese marathoner "This is the sixth time I've come to Kenya this year. Their training conditions are very tough, but Kenyan athletes still love marathons. That's what makes them best marathon

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Tosa named in world athletics championships squad

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Toshinari Suwa, Reiko Tosa, Yumiko Hara and Wataru Okutani, who are among 10 Japanese male and female marathoners who will compete in the world athletics championships in Osaka this summer, join hands during a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on March 12. (Kyodo)

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Toyo win 1st day of Tokyo-Hakone ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Marathoners set off from Tokyo's Otematchi district for the spa resort of Hakone in Kanagawa Prefecture in the 108-kilometer Tokyo-Hakone collegiate ekiden road relay on Jan. 2. (Kyodo)

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Marathoners run in front of World Heritage temple in Kyoto

Participants in the Kyoto Marathon run in front of the Ninna-ji temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in Japan's ancient capital on Feb. 15, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kenyan female marathoners at world c'ships

DAEGU, South Korea - Kenyan female marathoners -- (from L) Priscah Jeptoo, Sharon Cherop and Edna Kiplagat -- embrace each other at the world athletics championships in Daegu, South Korea, on Aug. 27, 2011. Kiplagat, Jeptoo and Cherop won the gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the women's marathon. (Kyodo)

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Runners wear masks in Beijing marathon under heavy smog

BEIJING, China - Marathoners run in Tiananmen Square with face masks to protect themselves from hazardous smog during the Beijing International Marathon held in the Chinese capital on Oct. 19, 2014. (Kyodo)

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App to offer marathoners info via wearable device

OSAKA, Japan - An official of K-Opticom Corp., a Japanese telecommunications company, shows a demonstration image based on an application program it has developed to provide runners in a marathon race with their standings and other information through a wearable eyeglass-type device in Osaka on Sept. 18, 2014. The Kansai Electric Power Co. affiliate will demonstrate the smartphone software in the Osaka Marathon 2014 slated for Oct. 26. (Kyodo)

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World athletics championships in Doha

Japanese marathoners take drinks during a race at the world athletics championships in Doha on Sept. 28, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian Games 2018: women's marathon

Female marathoners run through a mist station at the Asian Games in Jakarta on Aug. 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Asian Games 2018: women's marathon

Female marathoners race in morning glow at the Asian Games in Jakarta on Aug. 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's marathoners in Paris happy with medal-winning runs

PARIS, Sept. 1 Kyodo - Masako Chiba (L) and Mizuki Noguchi - Masako Chiba (L) and Mizuki Noguchi, the winner of bronze and silver medals, respectively, in the just-ended world track and field championships in Paris, take a walk near their hotel in Paris on Sept. 1. They gave a joint press conference at which they pronounced themselves generally satisfied with their medal-winning performances in the race. (Kyodo)

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Tosa wins silver in women's marathon

EDMONTON, Canada - Japanese marathoners Reiko Tosa (R) and Yoko Shibui pose after running in the women's world championships race at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Canada, on Aug. 12. Tosa won the silver medal and Shibui finished fourth.

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Japanese marathoners check out tough Sydney course

SYDNEY, Australia - Olympic marathon gold medal favorite Naoko Takahashi (L) and 1999 World Championship silver medalist Ari Ichihashi (R) pose for pictures in front of the Olympic Stadium on May 18 after inspecting the tough Sydney marathon course.

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Japan wins women's marathon team gold medal in Seville

SEVILLE, Spain - Japanese women marathoners receive gold medals in the team division at the world athletics championships in Seville on the final day, Aug. 29. Photo shows the marathoners at the prize-giving ceremony -- (from L) Ari Ichihashi finishing 2nd, Kayoko Obata eighth, Junko Asari 16th, and Mayumi Ichikawa 17th.