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		<title>Kipsang and Battocletti win 2025/26 World Athletics Cross Country Tour</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Likina Amebaw]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mathew Kipsang]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rodrigue Kwizera]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saymon Amanuel]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Kenya’s Mathew Kipchumba Kipsang won the men’s title, while Italy’s Nadia Battocletti retained the women’s overall title in the 2025/26 World Athletics Cross Country Tour.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Video: Sawe breaks down the road to a sub‑2hr marathon</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Watch: Kenyan Sabastian Sawe breaks down the year‑long build to a sub‑two hour marathon after setting a world record of 1:59:30 at the TCS London Marathon.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kejelcha targets faster marathon times after breaking two-hour landmark in London</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:50:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Yomif Kejelcha]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[On his marathon debut, the gifted Ethiopian athlete ran 1:59:41 at the 2026 London Marathon – one of the most extraordinary debuts the marathon has ever seen.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kipkoech shatters course record, El Goumri sets Moroccan record in Hamburg</title>
		<link>https://www.athletics.africa/news/africa/kipkoech-course-record-elgoumri-moroccan-record-hamburg-23761</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Athletics South Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brillian Jepkorir Kipkoech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Haspa Marathon Hamburg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kennedy Kimutai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Othmane El Goumri]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rebecca Tanui]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Kenyan Brillian Kipkoech breaks the course record with 2:17:05, while Othmane El Goumri sets new Moroccan record of 2:04:24 to win the 40th Haspa Marathon Hamburg.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Obiri smashes PB in second-place finish at TCS London Marathon 2026</title>
		<link>https://www.athletics.africa/news/africa/kenya/obiri-smashes-pb-second-place-finish-london-marathon-23750</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ATAF Editors]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 16:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Kenya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hellen Onsando Obiri]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joyciline Jepkosgei]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[London Marathon]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[On athlete, Hellen Obiri, smashed her personal best in a hard-fought second-place finish at the TCS London Marathon, with a time of 2:15:53, reinforcing her status as one of today's elite performers on the world stage.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Assefa smashes women-only world record in historic London Marathon win</title>
		<link>https://www.athletics.africa/news/africa/ethiopia/assefa-smashes-women-only-world-record-london-marathon-win-23739</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[London Marathon Events]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethiopia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Catherine Amanang'ole]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Degitu Azimeraw]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hellen Onsando Obiri]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joyciline Jepkosgei]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[London Marathon]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ethiopia’s Tigst Assefa delivered a dominant performance at the 2026 TCS London Marathon, successfully defending her title and setting a new women-only world record of 2:15:41.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Sawe breaks two-hour barrier with 1:59:30 world record at 2026 London Marathon</title>
		<link>https://www.athletics.africa/news/africa/kenya/sawe-breaks-two-hour-barrier-world-record-london-marathon-23727</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 14:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Kenya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amos Kipruto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jacob Kiplimo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[London Marathon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sabastian Sawe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tamirat Tola]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yomif Kejelcha]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sabastian Sawe made history by becoming the first man to officially break the two-hour barrier for the marathon with 1:59:30 world record at the TCS London Marathon 2026.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Medals unveiled for Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26</title>
		<link>https://www.athletics.africa/news/africa/botswana/medals-debswana-world-athletics-relays-gaborone-26-23719</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:18:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The medals that the world’s best relay runners will compete for at the Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26 have been unveiled, with 10 days to go to the global event on 2-3 May.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kenyans Bernard Koech and Rebecca Tanui lead strong fields in Hamburg</title>
		<link>https://www.athletics.africa/news/africa/kenya/kenyans-bernard-koech-and-rebecca-tanui-lead-strong-fields-in-hamburg-23710</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ATAF Editors]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Kenya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abdisa Tola]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bernard Koech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Haspa Marathon Hamburg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kasanesh Baze]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marion Kibor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Muluhabt Tsega]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rebecca Tanui]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two-time Hamburg champion Bernard Koech and fellow-Kenyan Rebecca Tanui head the start list of the 2026 Haspa Marathon Hamburg on Sunday.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Entry lists published for Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26</title>
		<link>https://www.athletics.africa/news/africa/botswana/entry-lists-debswana-world-relays-gaborone-26-23704</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[World Athletics&nbsp;and&nbsp;ATAF Editors]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Botswana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bayapo Ndori]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Busang Collen Kebinatshipi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gaborone 2026]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leungo Scotch]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The entry lists for the Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26 confirm a strong global line-up for the 8th edition of the event, set to take place in the capital of Botswana on 2-3 May.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Korir smashes course record, Lokedi retains crown at Boston Marathon 2026</title>
		<link>https://www.athletics.africa/news/africa/kenya/korir-smashes-course-record-lokedi-retains-crown-boston-marathon-2026-23695</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yomog Meje]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Kenya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benson Kipruto]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boston Marathon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John Korir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loice Chemnung]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mary Ngugi-Cooper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sharon Lokedi]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Defending champions John Korir and Sharon Lokedi claimed back-to-back victories at the 2026 Boston Marathon, with Korir breaking the course record and Lokedi leading a Kenyan top four home.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tigist Gezahagn’s extraordinary path to Vienna glory</title>
		<link>https://www.athletics.africa/news-features/special-reports/tigist-gezahagns-extraordinary-path-vienna-glory-23688</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ATAF Editors]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Special Reports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethiopian Athletics Federation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tigist Gezahagn]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The visually impaired Ethiopian, who claimed 1,500m gold at the 2021 and 2024 Paralympics, won Austria's most prestigious road race, breaking the course record by nearly a minute.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>In Pictures: ASA Senior Track and Field Championships 2026</title>
		<link>https://www.athletics.africa/multi-media/galleria/in-pictures-asa-senior-track-field-championships-2026-23678</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Yomi Omogbeja]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Galleria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASA Senior Championships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Athletics South Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karabo More]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kristi Snyman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Luvo Manyonga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marione Fourie]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Gallery: South African athletes in action during the 2026 ASA Senior Track &#038; Field Championships from April 16-18 at the Coetzenburg Stadium in Stellenbosch, Cape Town.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Gezahagn breaks course record, Kiprotich surprises in Vienna</title>
		<link>https://www.athletics.africa/news/africa/gezahagn-breaks-course-record-kiprotich-surprises-vienna-23662</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ATAF Editors]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[East Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charles Mneria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fanny Kiprotich]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hellen Chepkorir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oqbe Kibrom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tigist Gezahagn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vienna City Marathon]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ethiopia's Tigist Gezahagn breaks the course record with a personal best of 2:20:06, while Fanny Kiprotich of Kenya springs a surprise victory in the men's race at he 2026 Vienna City Marathon.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Matata twin brothers produce unique double triumph in Istanbul</title>
		<link>https://www.athletics.africa/news/africa/kenya/matata-twin-brothers-produce-unique-double-triumph-istanbul-23652</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ATAF Editors]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Kenya]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alex Matata]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caroline Gitonga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charles Matata]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ftaw Zeray]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Istanbul Half Marathon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Purity Gitonga]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Kenya’s Alex Matata won the 2026 Türkiye Is Bankasi Istanbul Half Marathon in 60:01, just a step ahead of his twin brother Charles Matata who crossed the line in the same time.]]></description>
		
		
		
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