An H-2A rocket carrying Japan’s fourth and final quasi-zenith satellite, the Michibiki No. 4, lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo on October 10, 2017.

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An H-2A rocket carrying Japan's fourth and final quasi-zenith satellite, the Michibiki No. 4, lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo on October 10, 2017. Internet photo

Kiptoo leads Kenyan cleansweep in Frankfurt

AFP, Frankfurt : Mark Kiptoo put behind him his second placed finish in 2013 by winning the Frankfurt Marathon on Sunday and in the process leading a Kenyan cleansweep of the podium places in the men’s race. The 38-year-old, who won 5000m bronze at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, crossed the line in two hours, six minutes and 49 seconds in an exciting race whose outcome was decided only in the final kilometre.Mike Kigen was a close second in 2:06:59 with...

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