Kenya's two-time Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon returned to form on Friday with a win in the women's 5,000m at trials in Nairobi for the Paris Games, brushing off injuries that had sidelined her for months.The two-time Olympic 1500m champion, who is aiming for an unprecedented hat-trick in Paris, stayed tucked inside the track before making her move with four laps remaining to win in a relatively slow time of 14min 46.28sec.
Running expert Neil Featherby hopes a Norfolk road running records list can be compiled to mark the achievements of so many runners through the years.
American Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone will focus on her 400m hurdles Olympic title defense at the US trials starting next week, opting out of other disciplines according to start lists updated on Thursday.The 24-year-old has withdrawn her name from the 200m and 400m start lists for the qualifying meeting starting on June 21 in Eugene, Oregon.