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Eliud Kipchoge has received a Covid-19 vaccine in preparation for the Tokyo Olympics this summer. The world marathon record holder was reportedly given the vaccine at Kenyatta University Teaching, Research and Referral Hospital alongside his Olympic marathon teammates on Monday, April 26, Kenyan media reports. Kipchoge reportedly said, ‘My preparations for the Olympic Games are going on well and one of the preparations is to get a jab. We never know what will happen in the future, the vaccine might be a prerequisite going forward so it is good to take the vaccine early enough,’ he added. He had recently returned to Kenya after winning the NN Mission Marathon in the Netherlands just over a week ago. ....
THE STANDARD OPINION PAIX Data Centres, headquartered in Amsterdam has received a loan of Sh256 million from the Dutch government to construct its Nairobi data centre at Britam Towers, Nairobi. [Courtesy]
What my first year as Ambassador of Netherlands to Kenya has shown me is that, in the midst of a pandemic that has presented enormous challenges, it is the online space and virtual interactions that have become more important. Even in an era of online diplomacy, Kenya and the Netherlands have managed to further strengthen economic ties. Last month, the Netherlands Central Bureau for Statistics launched a report showing that trade between Kenya and the Netherlands is ever increasing. Goods imported from Kenya rose from Sh51.5 billion in 2015 to Sh61.8 billion in 2020. ....
WTW: Athing Mu & Jye Edwards Impress, Is Eliud Kipchoge Back or Vulnerable? By LetsRun.com April 19, 2021 Below we try to make sense of some of the major events of the last week.
Article continues below player If you missed Athing Mu‘s 1:57.73 collegiate 800m record from over the weekend, you really need to watch it now as it’s a thing of beauty. If a picture is worth a thousand words, a video must be worth a million right? Considering Mu ran 1:58.40 indoors, the fact that she ran 1:57 outdoors isn’t a shock (and it’s always good to see teenage women continuing to PR), but the video turns the performance into a work of art. It’s hard to believe that the runner-up in the race ....
The world marathon record holder and reigning Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge made sure of his chances at the Tokyo Olympics by winning a special event at an airport in the Netherlands on Sunday. After Hamburg, Rotterdam, Chicago, London and Berlin, Kipchoge added the NN Mission Marathon to his list. Organised at the last minute in Enschede, instead of Hamburg as initially planned, by NN Mission, the company of his Dutch agent Jos Hermens, this marathon does not have the prestige of the other races won by Kipchoge, but it could be crucial in the career of the Kenyan phenomenon. Kipchoge, the first man to break the two-hour barrier in 2019 in an unofficial race, was coming off a rout at the London Marathon in October 2020 where he finished eighth, well behind Ethiopia s Shura Kitata. ....