Sport shorts: marathon stars Kosgei and Kipchoge praised by Obama and Pope Francis blesses the Saints

Ten things from the world of sport on Monday 14 October

Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei broke the women’s world record at the 2019 Chicago Marathon
Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei broke the women’s world record at the 2019 Chicago Marathon
(Image credit: Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images)

1. Obama praises marathon stars

What a weekend it was for Kenyan marathon runners Eliud Kipchoge and Brigid Kosgei.

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