Beatrice Chebet smashed the women's 5-kilometer world record with a time of 13 minutes, 54 seconds at the Cursa dels Nassos road race in Barcelona as she finished a blockbuster year on a high.

In seeking to host the Summer Olympics, Brazil promised “green games for a blue planet.” It pledged to clean up waterways around future Olympic sites, including a lagoon in front of the ...

Following her maiden sprint double win at the 2016 Rio Olympics, she missed out on medals ... defend either her 100m or 200m titles at this summer's Olympic Games in Pairs. The 32-year-old ...

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