14 September 2000
Washington, D.C. — The 27-year old champion is one of the world's top women marathon-runners. When she won the New York City marathon in 1994 she was the first African woman to do so. In Sydney she wants to attempt both the 10,000 meter race and the marathon, a body-straining feat that few Olympic athletes have ever attempted. RELATED
CNN Sports Illustrated profile:Loroupe Blazing A Trail For Women In Kenya
Be the first to Write a Comment!
Copyright © 2000 allAfrica.com. All rights reserved. Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media (allAfrica.com). To contact the copyright holder directly for corrections — or for permission to republish or make other authorized use of this material, click here.
AllAfrica aggregates and indexes content from over 125 African news organizations, plus more than 200 other sources, who are responsible for their own reporting and views. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica.
