Nandi’s Daniel Kimaiyo and Bella Jepkirui were 1,500m champions today at the Eliud Kipchoge Sports Complex Track and field in Nandi County. Kimaiyo won the men’s title in 3:42.08 ahead of baringo’s Kennedy Kiplimo (3:42.84) and Uasin Gishu’s Justine kemboi completing the podium in 3:44.13. In women, jepkirui won in 4:22.06 relegating Millicent Kemboi (4:26.30) […]
Olympic marathon champion Peres jepchirchir won the Boston marathon title beating Ethiopian Ababel yeshaneh and Mary Ngugi held today in the USA. The New York marathon champion won the title in 2:21.01 ahead of Yeshaneh in a sprint finish of 2:21.05 and Ngugi completing the podium in 2:21.32. Selected results Women Peres Jepchirchir (KEN) 2:21.01 […]
Former Valencia marathon champion Evans Chebet defeated former Boston marathon champion Lawrence Cherono and then defending champion Benson Kipruto to win the 126th edition of Boston Marathon held today in the USA. Chebet repeated the 2020 Valencia win, beating Cherono for the second time leading Kenyan podium sweep when he cut the tape in 2:06.51 […]
Former champions AFC leopards and Wazito FC played out to a draw in today’s Kenya Premier League match played at the Kasarani stadium. John Makwata scored first for Leopards before Elly asieche leveled the score in a 0ne-all draw at the final whistle, failing to replicate the first leg 2-1 win at Thika stadium. The […]
Three camps in North Rift and Western Region have vowed to shine at the world under 20 world Athletics championships trials set for July to pick the team that will compete at the championships. Kaptama in Mount Elgon, in Bungoma County, Chewoyet in West Pokot and Ndura in Trans Nzoia county said they will be […]
Kenya’s Allan Oyende reclaimed the title he won in 2018 during the concluded East, central and Southern Africa Scrabble (ECASA) championships held in Jinja, Uganda. Oyende, who had lost his Kenya one position, was retained after leading Kenyans in a 1-2 podium finish with Francis Wachira coming in second to help team Kenya retain the […]
Kenyans Felix Kiprotich Kirui and Cynthia Kosgei Chepchirchir triumphed at the Annecy lake marathon held today in France. Selected results Men Felix Kirui Kiprotich (KEN) 2:11.26 Bizuneh melaku Belachew (ETH)- 2:13.04 Tadese Girma (ETH) 2:13.11 Jonathan Limo Kiprop (KEN) 2:14.01 Patrick Ereng (KEN) 2;15.16 Tadette Rioba (ETH) 2:15.50 Naaman Serem (KEN) 2:15.54 Women Cynthia Kosgei […]
Winfridah Moraa Moseti and Ethiopian Gebrie Erkimhun Jenberie took the honours at the Bucharest half marathon held today in Romania. The Kenyan Moraa won the title in 71:43 defeating Ethiopian Birtukan Workineh to second after clocking 71:48 and another Kenyan Rebbeca Tanui sealed the podium with 72:23 In men, Jenberie cut the tape in 63:17 […]
Former champions Sofapaka, for the second time slowed the Kakamega Homebyz speed to clinch the title in today’s Kenya premier league match played at the Bukhungu stadium in Kakamega. Just like the first leg, the 2209 champions Sofapaka held the run-away leaders Homeboyz in a one-all draw when Lawrence Juma converted a penalty to hand […]
Athletics Kenya has given an opportunity for each of the 26 athletics camps across the country to host their mean trials ahead world under 20 trials to select the team that will be mandated to defend the World Under 20 title in Cali, Colombia come August. Speaking during the commissioning of Plateau camp based at […]