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Faith Kipyegon in tears after receiving her silver medal at Paris 2024

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  • Faith Kipyegon shed a tear while receiving her silver medal for finishing second in the women’s 5000m at Paris 2024
  • Kipyegon won silver for Kenyan behind Beatrice Chebet but was temporarily disqualified after in-race jostling
  • The incident with Ethiopian Gudaf Tsegay was later reviewed, with the double Olympic champion getting her medal back

Faith Kipyegon was overwhelmed with emotion during the medal ceremony of the women’s 5000m event at the Paris Olympics.

Kipyegon finished in second place, but it was the aftermath that really got everyone talking after she was disqualified.

A tussle between her and Ethiopian Gudaf Tsegay saw her stripped of the silver medal. She was later reinstated after Team Kenyan filed a successful appeal.

In the same ceremony, Chebet received her gold medal while Sifan Hassan got her 10th global medal after finishing third.

Kipyegon chases history in the 1500m

Kipyegon will be hoping to be back on the podium this weekend when she competes in her favourite 1500m. She is looking to become the first person ever, male or female, to win three consecutive gold medals over the distance.

Kenyans occupy Tsegay’s social media

TUKO.co.ke has also reported that Kenyans occupied Tsegay’s social media following her run-in with Kipyegon.

Tsegay’s actions earned ger very few fans around after she jostled for space with the Kenyan star during the women’s 5000m final.

Kenyans flocked to her Instagram comment section to tell her off after Kipyegon’s disqualification had been rescinded.

Mary Moraa wins bronze

At the same time, Mary Moraa won bronze in the women’s 800m after finishing third behind Great Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson and Ethiopia’s Tsige Duguma.

The world champion was outpaced in the final 100m by Duguma to settle for bronze one year after reigning supreme in Budapest.

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Chelsea mathematically out of title race after 3-0 defeat to Everton

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Chelsea are now mathematically out of the Premier League title race.

This follows their 3-0 drubbing in the hands of Everton at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday night.

Liam Rosenior’s men came into the match with 48 points, looking to keep pace with the teams in front of them.

However, Beto opened the scoring for the hosts in the first half, before adding a second after the break.

Chelsea barely threatened Everton and looked flat for most of the game, before Iliman Ndiaye added a third.

The result means the Blues cannot match the 70 points that league leaders Arsenal currently have with seven matches left.

Champions Liverpool are also on the verge of being mathematically ruled out, as they have 49 points.

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Super Eagles player bounced me from Iheanacho’s room — Osimhen

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Galatasaray striker, Victor Osimhen, has claimed that a senior member of the Super Eagles squad in 2017 sent him away from a hotel room during his first call-up to the national team.

According to the 27-year-old, it was Kelechi Iheanacho who intervened and welcomed him inside.

Osimhen revealed this while appearing on a Twitch livestream with comedian, Carter Efe in the early hours of Saturday.

He said: “When I came, I met Iheanacho. And I told him, ‘ah, see me, I’m gonna carry your boots.’ So he said I should come to his room so, he gave me his room number.

“So, as I got to his room — I don’t just want to mention the name — he had a roommate. So, as I knocked on the door, the roommate opened the door. So, he like bounced me out of the room.”

Osimhen refused to reveal the identity of the player who sent him away.

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AFCON 2025; Drama as Senegal Reportedly Relocates Trophy To Military Base After CAF Decision (Video)

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Drama as Senegal reportedly relocates AFCON trophy to military base after Confederation of African Football (CAF) viral decision.

‎It would be recalled that CAF stripped Senegal of their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title, awarding it to Morocco instead.

This decision came after Morocco appealed the result of the January 18 final, where Senegal won 1-0 in extra time.

‎ According to the CAF Appeal Board, Senegal had forfeited the match due to their players walking off the pitch in protest of a penalty awarded to Morocco, citing Articles 82 and 84 of the AFCON regulations.

The controversy surrounds the AFCON final, where Senegal’s players walked off the pitch in protest of a late penalty awarded to Morocco.

In a clip circulating on the microblogging platform, X (formerly Twitter), a young man with glasses is seen holding the AFCON trophy surrounded by military personnel.

The clip captures the military personnel’s excitement as they support the trophy, with an officer recording the moment.

In a recent development, Senegal has announced plans to appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), with some officials and players expressing outrage and disappointment.

The Senegalese government has also called for an international investigation into suspected corruption within CAF.

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