World Athletics President Lord Sebastian Coe and Kenya president William Ruto have promised to deliver the 2029 World Athletics Championships set to be staged in Nairobi, Kenya. Coe, who met with Ruto at the Eldoret State Lodge said that Kenya hosting the 2029 World championships is not all about the championships but inspiring the next […]
The World Athletics Heritage Centre in Iten was filled with song and dance on Sunday evening as Kenyans celebrated Amos Kipruto’s victory at the 2026 Chicago Marathon in the United States. Athletes, coaches, fans and family members gathered at the Bank of Africa Chicago Marathon Viewerthon party to celebrate the outstanding performances of Kipruto, Sharon […]
Ethiopian Zerihun Adugna and Kenyan Dolphine Omare took top honours at the 26th edition of the Hyundai Half Marathon held today in Portugal. In the men’s elite race Adugna dropped a late surge to break the tape in 1:02:01. Making his debut over 21.1 km, the Ethiopian held off Uganda’s Titus Musau (1:02:05) by four […]
Double Olympic Marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge won his maiden Melbourne marathon in three years held yesternight in Melbourne, Australia. Since winning Berlin marathon in 2023, Kipchoge has been running in several races without victory but he proved beyond his age to claim the title with a course record of 2:09:10. As the only Kenyan on […]
Uganda’s Martin Naibei Musau and Ethiopia’s Meskerem Mamo Hayile won the 13th edition of the Lisbon Marathon titles held today in Portugal. Musau took the men’s title after cutting the tape in 2:08:07, shaving 35 seconds off his previous PB. A compatriot of Jacob Kiplimo, winner of this year’s Lisbon Half Marathon. Musau proved the […]
Maurine Jepkoech Chebor, and Sandrafelis Chebet will lead a strong women’s field at the fifth edition of the Betika Cross Country this Saturday, October 10, at the Kericho Teachers Training College as more than 900 men and women athletes battle for the titles. Last year’s runners-up Abigael Chepkoech and third-place finisher Diana Chepkemoi will also […]
World marathon record holder Sabastian Kimaru Sawe and freshly crowned world half marathon record holder Agnes Chebet Ngetich have been shortlist for the 2026 World Athlete of the Year awards. Yesterday, the World Athletics named 20 (10 men and 10 women) athletes for the crown with Kenya having two for the World Athlete of the […]
Athletics Kenya Central Rift chairman Abraham ‘Solo’ Mutai has dismissed claims that he has been suspended from office, describing the reports as unverified rumours circulated by what he termed “cowards.” Regional committee members, led by secretary Kennedy Tanui, suspended Mutai on Friday over allegations of office misuse and gross misconduct. However, Mutai has rejected the […]
The former Commonwealth games 100m champion Ferdinand Omanyala returned to his former school, Friends School Kamusinga to launch the Omanyala Sprints Club as he seeks to nurture the next generation of Kenyan sprinting talent. As the Africa 100m record holder, Omanyala Sprints Club schools tour, an initiative aimed at taking sprint development closer to schools […]
Despite Kenya’s disappointing performance at the 52nd edition of the Berlin Marathon in the German capital, Iten in Elgeyo Marakwet County was full of life on Sunday as athletes, coaches and fans gathered at social joints to watch the race on big screens. The viewing party, popularly known as the Viewerthon, was organised with the […]