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A 15-year-old student from Fiji just shattered two long-standing regional running records at the 2026 Oceania Athletics Championships. Elijah Vakacegu claimed double gold and proved age is just a number when talent meets determination.
A 29-year-old runner from rural Kenya is reigniting hopes of breaking the two-hour marathon barrier after a devastating loss threatened to dim that dream. Sebastian Sawe's remarkable rise from a village without electricity to marathon stardom shows the torch has been passed.