Triple world record holder Faith Kipyegon won the 5,000m title at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. After winning 1,500m title over the week, she went ahead to win another gold, second for the country beating Olympic champion Sifan hassan and world cross country champion Beatrice Chebet. Kipyegon won in 14:58.3 with Hassan […]
Former world under 20 800m champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi won silver for the country at the ongoing World Athletics championships in Budapest, Hungary. The Kenyan teenager finished second for silver in 1:44.53 behind Canadian Marco Arop who won gold in 1:44.24 as Great Britain’s Ben Pattison went for bronze at 1:44.83.
Kenya finished in 7th overall to exit the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The 4x400m relay team failed to hold on to the second position to miss out on the finals set for tomorrow at the close of the championships. The team of Wycliffe Kinyamal,
Reigning Tokyo Marathon champion Rosemary Wanjiru, Selly Chepyego and Shyline Jepkorir failed to win a medal in a marathon during the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Wanjiru was the best Kenyan after finishing 4th in 2:26:42 as Selly Chepyego followed in the seventh position in 2:27:09. Ethiopian retain the marathon title when Amane Shankule won […]
Former world javelin champion Julius Yego failed to reclaim the world title after losing out at the ongoing World Athletics championships in Budapest, Hungary. The former javelin Commonwealth Games champion bid farewell to the championships after he threw 78.42m at the qualifiers to the final after Neeraj Chopra led with a season-best throw of 88.77. […]
Reigning world 5,000m silver medalist Jacob Krop and Ishmael Kipkurui will be competing at the finals of the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Budapest. Krop and Kipkurui tied in seventh place during the second semifinal after both clocked 13:33.66. Guatemala’s Luis Grijalva topped the race in 13:32.72 with Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha second in 13:32.83. Mohamed […]
Former world under 20 800m champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi will be the only Kenyan to fly the Kenyan flag at the 800m finals at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Wanyonyi won his semi-final heat after posting 1:43:83 ahead of Spanish Ben Adrian in a personal best of 1:43.92. The other Kenyan in the semifinals […]
Faith Cherotich will lead other Kenyans at the finals of the women’s 3,000m steeplechase at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Budapest. Cherotich yesterday after clocking 9:19.55 minutes ahead of Almayew (9:19.60) and Uganda’s Peruth Chemutai (9:20.03), who placed second and third respectively. Another Kenyan Jackline Chepkoech also won her heat in 9:16.41 and immediately promised to bring […]
Abel Kipsang failed for the second time to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The Kenyan finished 4th at the 1,500m finals which was an improvement from seventh in Oregon, United States, last year. Kipsang was fourth in a race where Great Britain’s Josh Kerr pulled an upset against pre-race […]
Faith Kipyegon, Beatrice Chebet, Lilian Kasait and Margaret Chelimo are set to face off at the finals of 5,000m at the ongpong world Athletics championships in Budapest, Hungary. The quartet were impressive in their performance in their respective heats at the at the preliminary rounds to book for the final run. Chebet won her heat […]