Two time world champion Gudaf Tsegay crushed the five time world champion Faith Kipyegon’s 5,000m world record during the Prefontaine Classic, the last series of Diamond League series in Oregon, USA. The Ethiopian erased Kipyegon’s old course record of 14:05.20 that she set in July at the Paris Diamond League Meeting with a new World […]
Former Africa Games 10,000m silver medalist Gladys Chesir and Laban Kipngetich Korir won silver at the Sydney marathon held today in Australia. Chesir, who has been running well in various road races, finished second behind winner Betsy Saina, the Kenyan born turned USA athlete in the women cadre. In men, Korir won the silver behind […]
Former World Marathon silver medallist Judith Korir and defending champion Moses Kibet will lead other top athletes on Sunday’s Sydney marathon. The reigning Paris marathon champion, Korir will lead women onslaught after finishing sixth at the London Marathon compatriot Angela Tanui as well as Haven Hailu Desse, Eritrea’s Nazret Weldu finished fourth and then eighth in the […]
Newly crowned World 10km and 5km record holder Agnes Jebet Ng’etch dedicated her record to her mother Veronica Cheruto. Ngetich broke the 5km world record time clocking 14:25 before finishing the race in another record of 29:24 during the 10km at the Brasov Running Festival in Romania and on Thursday she was received in World Record […]
Former world 5,000m champion Benjamin Limo has urged athletes to turn up in large numbers to compete at the Kisumu City Half marathon set for September 24th in Kisumu County. As the ambassador of the race, Limo said that their role was to advise athletes competing in the race to embrace fairplay among other virtues associated […]
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has banned the former Nairobi City Marathon champion Agnes Jeruto Barsosio for five years. The 41 year old was found guilty to have committed the anti-doping offence of Athletes Biological Passport (ABP) after admitting that she committed the offence hence reducing the ban for a year. She will now forfeit […]
Kenyans dominated the Tallinn marathon held today in Estonia. Sammy Kigen Korir led Kenyans in sweeping the podium positions in the race held today. Tallinn marathon results Men Women
Reigning Olympic Games marathon champion Peres Jepchirir led the reigning New York City marathon champion Sharon at the Great North Run held today in England. It was an all 1-2 podium finish for Kenyans with the two women set to battle again at the New York City marathon come November 5th in the USA. Jepchirchir […]
Kenya’s Agnes Ngetich set a new world 10km record with her victory at the World Athletics Elite Label road race in Brasov, Romania today. The Kamwosor based runner shattered the women-only world 10km record by clocking 29:24 after taking seconds off the previous record set by the late Agnes Tirop during the Herzogenaurach in 2021. […]
The reigning world 800m champion Mary Moraa will be the highlight at Friday’s Brussels Diamond League in Belgium. After winning the two lap race in Budapest, Hungary late last month, Moraa will grace the race won the Rabat Diamond League, Kip Keino Classic, Lausanne, and Chorzow. The Commonwealth Games 800m champion will be seeking to […]