Former Commonwealth Games 5000m bronze medalist Edward Zakayo won the Obesity Not 4 Me 10km race in Tijuana, Mexico. The former World Under 20 5000m champion bounced back from the disappointment at the World Championships to win the race in 27:55 beating compatriot Felix Korir (28:20) and American Diego Estrada (28:29).
Milkesa Mengesha took the men’s crown after timing 58:58 to beat the tape, ahead of fellow countryman, Amedework Walelegn (59:05) and the 2021 Berlin Half Marathon champion, Felix Kipkoech, who clocked 59:07 to finish third. There was no podium place for Kenyans in the women’s race as Tadu Teshome led a 1-2-3 Ethiopian finish in […]
Musa Mitei and Janeth Chepng’etich were the winners of Udine half marathon held on Sunday in Itely. Mitei won the men’s title after clocking 62:05 beating Panuel Mkungo (62:11) and Simon Mwangi (62:17) finished second and third In women, former Africa Youth 1500m bronze medalist Chepngetich won the title in 68:24 ahead of Belgrade Half […]
Double Eldoret City marathon champion Victor Kipchirchir and Rodah Tanui were the winners of the 2022 Buenos Aires marathon held on Sunday in Argentina. Kipchirchir led the Kenyan podium sweep in men when he ran 2:07.05 for the title ahead of compatriots Edwin Kibet and Victor Kiplimo in 2:09:32 and 2:11:43 for second and third […]
Embattled Football Kenya Federation (FKF) president Nick Mwendwa today announced the return of football when he led other football stakeholders at the Goal Project kandanda House in Nairobi. Mwendwa returned into the Kasarani after ten months when he was kicked out the office by Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed in November 2021. Today, he led […]
Nyali’s Adel Balala defeated his Kaabete Open, the Kenya Amateur Golf Championships (KAGC) at the par 72 Vet Lab Sports Club today. The golfer fired four over par 2022 to retain the title he won last year ahead of All Africa Championships that tees off next week in Cairo, Egypt. He said that the team will […]
Nderitu Gitonga registered a maiden win in the Scrabble Kenya Championships with victory in Machakos today ahead of Africa Scrabble Championships (ASC) formerly Pan African Scrabble Championships (PANASA) set for next month in Lusaka, Zambia. Coming from a long break due to the coronavirus, Gitonga finished 4th at the East and Central Africa Scrabble Association (ECASA) […]
Felix Kipkoech was the top Kenyan at the Copenhagen Half Marathon where Ethiopians dominated the race by sweeping the podium in both men and women. In men, Kipkoech was third behind Ethiopian pair of Milkesa Mengesha and Amedework Walelegn. Kipkoech crossed the finish line in 59:07 with compatriot Vincent Kipkemoi (59:09) and Edmund Kipngetich (59:25), Matthew Kimeli […]
Handicap 18 golfer Wambui Gitonga is the winner of the 13th leg of NCBA Golf Series played yesterday at the Limuru Golf and country club. Playing on home turf, Gitonga carded 40 stable ford points to win in Division category ahead of club captain Gitau Ngaruiya on 39 stable ford points. In the second division, […]
Kenyan Mike Okoth and Samuel Njau clinched silver at the concluded Africa Boxing Federation Championships in Maputo, Mozambique. Okoth, who failed to defend his title, lost to Zambian Andrew Chilata in a unanimous decision in the lightweight while Njau on his debut lost the final to home boxer Rugoberto Sigauque full rounds before losing the […]