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So Close, and Yet: Kenya's Distance Dynasty Comes Up Just Short on a Record-Breaking Night in Paris

At the Paris Diamond League, Jacob Krop, Edmund Serem and Reynold Cheruiyot ran fast and finished near the front — but a new global generation kept Kenya off the top step.

about 1 month ago4 min

Athletes compete in a track race at the athletics stadium during the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

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The Scholarship That Runs Both Ways: How America's Kenyan College Stars Are Booking Tickets to Glasgow

When Kenya named its squad for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, the trials in Nairobi drew a new kind of contender — student-athletes flown in from American campuses.

about 2 months ago4 min