Antonina Kwambai and Yihunilign Adane were the winners of Toronto marathon held today in Canada. Kwambai won the race timing 2:23.22 after leading an 1-2 podium finish for Kenyans at the race when Ruth Jebitok was second in 2:23.58 as Ethiopian Gelete Burka completed the podium in 2:2.31. In men, Ethiopian Adane won the title […]
Former world under 20 5,000m champion Edward Pingua Zakayo and Agnes Tirop Cross country junior champion Pamela Kosgei were the winners of the Cardiff Cross county, the World Athletics Cross Cpunty Torld Golf opening series in Cardiff City, England. For former world 18 5,000m silver medalist won the men’s 10km title after beating Ugandan duo […]
Raaji Bharij shocked top rally dtivers after winning the KBL-Kenya National Rally Championship at the Kilifi Rally It was his second victory after winning the Nanyuki Rally but was disqualified for technical reasons. He was the fastest driver in all the six competitive stages of the Mombasa Rally to secure his first ever victory driving […]
Titus Kipruto and Almaz Ayana and Celestine Chepchirchir were top Kenyans as Almaz Ayana and Tsegaye Getachew won the Amsterdam marathon held today. Ayana broke the course record when she won the women race in 2:17:20 on her marathon debut breaking Angela Tanui’s record of 2:17:57 set last year. She led the podium sweep with compatriots […]
Commonwealth Games 10,000m silver medalist Irene Chepet Cheptai won the New Delhi Half Marathon held today in India The former world cross country champion won the race in 66:42 as her personal best in the 21km dsiatnce ahead of Ethiopia’s Dawit Seyaum (68:02) and while Uganda’s Stella Chesang was third in 68:11. In the men […]
Hosts Muthaiga, Nyali and Sigona have taken an early lead at the inaugural Patron’s Cup on the second day of championships at the Muthaiga Golf Club to commemorate the late president Mwai Kibaki. With the championships set to end tomorrow after teeing off Friday, the hosts managed to garner 18 in round 1 and 12 […]
Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) runner Cynthia Chepngeno and Kericho’s Edwin Bett were the winners of 10km women and men races during the first leg of Athletics Kenya Cross country championships held this morning in Machakso County. It was also the best position Grace Loibach and Ismail Kirui won the 6km junior women and 8km junior […]
Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has provisionally suspended Kenyan Diana Chemtai Kipyokei and Betty Wilson Lempus. Kipyokei, the former Boston marathon championand Lempus tested positive for the Presence of a Prohibited Substance (Triamcinolone acetonide) and for Tampering with any part of Doping Control by an Athlete and Lempus is suspended for Tampering with any part of […]
The court order has canceled the planned National Paralympic Committee (KNPC) of Kenya elections set for Friday. Pauline Arange from the Kenyan Sports Federation for the Mentally Handicapped secretary general took the national body to court. KNPC, President Agnes Oluoch, who has been serving for long was set to defend her post at the helm.
Former world under 20 5,000m champion Edward Pingua Zakayo will face Ugandan duo Joel Ayeko and Rogers Kibet at the Cardiff Cross Challenge, the first world Athletics Cross Country opener tomorrow. The former Commopnwealth Games 5,000m bronze medalist Zakayo will be returning into Cross country races and will be up against Ethiopia’s Gizealew Abeje Ayana, […]