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1956 Olympics triple gold medallist Morrow passes away

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1956 Olympics triple gold medallist Morrow passes away

He won the 1955 Amateur Athletic Union 100-yard dash and went on to defend the title the next year. 1956 turned out to be his most successful year with his triple gold haul at the Melbourne Olympics. He won the 100m and 200m events and helped the American team to gold in the 4x100m relay.

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Kipchoge, Bekele to face off in virtual relay marathon

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Kipchoge, Bekele to face off in virtual relay marathon

With the world closed down and international travel not allowed in many countries amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the two greatest marathon runners will form part of the teams that will compete in the relay race together with Uganda's world 10,000m champion Joshua Cheptegei and New York marathon champion Geoffrey Kamworor, reports Xinhua news agency.

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