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Are "super-shoes" giving some runners an unfair advantage?

Kelvin Kiptum has just set a new world record for a marathon wearing “super-shoes”.

The Kenyan runner Kelvin Kiptum has just set a new marathon world record. He did it wearing “super-shoes”. Sports brands are racing to design new trainers which are lighter and have clever geometry to propel runners forward.
Bobbie Jackson from 91ȱ Sport and Celestine Karoney from 91ȱ Sport Africa discuss whether they really make a difference - and is it fair if some athletes wear them?
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Presenter: Hannah Gelbart
Producers: Mora Morrison, Benita Barden and Julia Ross-Roy
Editors: Verity Wilde and Simon Peeks

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