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Russian deadline looming

According to Inside the Games, the Russian Athletics Federation has been given until March 18 to pay a portion of a fine that they apparently owe World Athletics. If they don’t pay, their reinstatement to international competition is at risk. Where have we heard this before?

It could be argued that the timing of the issuance of the deadline or the reminder will fall on deaf ears. Russia is busy at war with Ukraine. World Athletics does not appear to be getting CNN in Monaco.

Inside the Games wrote, “Rune Andersen, chair of the Russian Taskforce charged with bringing RusAF back into the fold following the 2015 ban imposed by athletics’ world governing body in the wake of the Russian doping scandal revelations, told insidethegames that a deadline was now set for the re-payment of monies owed.

It is also understood that uncertainty over the impact of Western sanctions on the Russian banking system is increasing the sense of urgency for the overdue payment to be made.”

Perhaps Russia should be fully and completely banned and let them keep their money. No deadlines are required.

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Italian half-marathon record

Former Ethiopian, Yemaneberhan Crippa, clipped the one-hour mark in the half-marathon with a 59:26 performance, which he set at the Napoli City Half Marathon on February 27. This is a new Italian record. The 25-year-old won the race. In second place was Kenyan Joshua Belete two seconds back, while Josphat Kemei took third in the time of 59:33.

Yohanes Chiappinelli was the first, born and raised Italian runner, who finished 12th in the time of 62:08.

Four men ran sub-60-minutes.

Top Results Men

1. CRIPPA YEMANEBERHAN – ITA – 59:26
2. BELET JOSHUA KIPLANGAT – KEN – 59:28
3. KEMEI JOSPHAT KIPKEMBOI – KEN – 59:33
4. KIPROTICH JOSPHAT – KEN – 59:35
5. ABRHA MOGOS TUEMAY – ETH – 1:00:11
6. WANDERS JULIEN – SUI – 1:00:28
7. KIBICHII WISLEY – KEN – 1:00:28
8. RONO STANLEY KURGAT – KEN – 1:00:44
9. KITIYO DENNIS KIBET – KEN -1:01:06
10. HIDRU AFEWERKI BERHANE – ERI – 1:01:47
11. LE GUEN MORGAN – SUI – 1:01:53
12. CHIAPPINELLI YOHANES – ITA – 1:02:08

Kenyan Gladys Chepkirui won in the time of 68:09. finishing in second place was Ethiopian Zeray Bezabh. The third-place finisher was Italian Sofiia Yaremchuk who crossed the finish line with the flag of her native Ukraine. (Incidentally, the Italian Navy seized another Russian oligarch’s yacht; could be construed as two wins on the day, right there).

Top Results women

1. CHEPKIRUI GLADYS – KEN – 1:08:09
2. BEZABH FTAW ZERAY ETH – 1:09:36
3. YAREMCHUK SOFIIA – ITA – 1:10:13
4. SCHONEBORN RABEA – GER – 1:13:10
5. EPLAND PERNILLA EUGENIE – NOR – 1:14:50
6. BIANCHI MARIA GRAZIA – ITA – 1:19:21
7. DE LA CRUZ AGUIRRE LUZ NADINE – ITA – 1:22:23

Nagoya Women’s Marathon elite field

The Nagoya Women’s Marathon is offering the largest prize purse in a women’s only race and a $250,000 award for taking first overall. The top two athletes are Lonah Salpeter of Isreal and Ruth Chepngetich of Kenya. The chase pack may be 15-strong for most of the race.

Elite women

Ruth Chepngetich (Kenya) – 2:17:08 (Dubai 2019)
Lonah Salpeter (Israel) – 2:17:45 (Tokyo 2020)
Yuka Ando (Wacoal) – 2:22:41 (Nagoya 2020)
Reia Iwade (Adidas) – 2:23:52 (Nagoya 2019)
Sinead Diver (Australia) – 2:24:11 (London 2019)
Rie Kawauchi (Otsuka Seiyaku) – 2:25:35 (Osaka Int’l 2022)
Mirai Waku (Universal)- 2:26:30 (Nagoya 2021)
Ai Hosoda (Edion) – 2:26:34 (Nagoya 2020)
Haruka Yamaguchi (AC Kita) – 2:26:35 (Osaka Int’l 2020)
Hanae Tanaka (Daiichi Seimei) – 2:26:49 (Nagoya 2021)
Chiharu Ikeda (Hitachi) – 2:27:39 (Nagoya 2021)
Ayano Ikemitsu (Kagoshima Ginko) – 2:28:26 (Osaka Int’l 2021)
Ikumi Fukura (Otsuka Seiyaku) – 2:28:31 (Nagoya 2021)
Natsuki Omori (Daihatsu) – 2:28:38 (Nagoya 2021)
Kanako Takemoto (Daihatsu) – 2:28:40 (Nagoya 2021)
Yuma Adachi (Kyocera) – 2:29:00 (Nagoya 2021)
Eloise Wellings (Australia) – 2:29:42 (London 2021)
Anna Matsuda (Denso) – 2:29:52 (Osaka Int’l 2021)

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