It was an all Kenyan affair at the Kuala Lumpur marathon held on Sunday October 1st in Malaysia, sweeping the podium in both men and women. In women, Beatrice Jelagat Cherop won the title when she timed 2:32.51, running away with the course record. She was followed closely by compatriot Truphena Chepchirchir who managed 2:32.55 […]
Kenyan athletes also won the titles at the Singelloop Breda half marathon in the Netherlands on October 1st. In women, it was an all Kenyan affair when Naom Jebet won the title after clocking 70:38 ahead of compatriots Sharon Chelimo (70:41) and half marathon debutant Tecla Lokrale (72:59). In men, Vincent Kibet won the title […]
Simon Kipkosgei (2:15.31) won the Brussels marathon followed by compatriot Moses Mwarur (2:18.24) and Francois Clais (2:39.35) in Belgium. Women title was won by UK’s Christa Can (2:50.50) followed by Joanna Ogrodnik (3:16.42).
Kenyans Paul Tiongik and Teresia Omosa Kwamboka won the Neapolis half marathon titles in men and women respectively held in Italy on October 1st. In men, Tiongik set the course record at 65:55 followed by Italian Lhoussaine Oukhrid (66:25) as Kenyans Patrick Mutunga Mwikya (66:33) was third and Simon Kibet coming 4th in 68:40. In […]
Kenyans won top two positions in each gender at the Skopje marathon in Macedonia on October 1st. Victor Kiplagat serem led Laban cheruiyot in 2:15.09 and 2:16.03 while Ruth matebo won the women title in 2:44.17 followed by Mercy Kipkemoi at 2:44.52.
Sebastien Sawe led Daniel Simiu Ebenyo and Samuel Nyamai Mailu to sweep the podium in half marathon at the World Road Running championships in Riga, Latvia. The Berlin marathon champion sawe edged out the reigning world 10,000m silver medalist Ebenyo and Mailu, to bring back the memories of 1995 and 1997. in 1995, Moses Tanui, […]
Reigning Olympic Games marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir Ngeno defended her world half marathon title after winning the World Athletics Road Running Championships in Riga, Latvia. The former New York marathon led 2019 world athletics 5,000m silver medalist Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi and youngster Catherine Reline to win her third world half marathon title to join the […]
Three time world 1,500m champion won bronze in one mile at the inaugural World Road Running championships in Riga, Latvia. The race was won by Ethiopia’s Diribe Welteji for gold with Freweyni Hailu settling for silver and triple world record holder Kipyegon setting for bronze. Welteji turned tables on Kipyegon to win the title in […]
Commonwealth Games 5,000m champion Beatrice Chebet and former world junior 5,000m Lilian Kasait Rengeruk won gold and silver in the 5km women race at the inaugural World Road Running championships in Riga, Latvia this morning. The world cross country champion won the women’s 5km, clocking 14:35 for a time just six seconds off the women-only […]
Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli settled for the bronze medal in the 5km race at the inaugural World Athletics Road Running championships in Riga, Latvia. The former world U20 cross-country champion Hagos Gebrhiwet led his Ethiopian compatriot Yomif Kejelcha in a 1-2 podium finish in 12:59 and 13:02 before Kipkorir earned his first global medal, taking bronze […]