Newly crowned Boston Marathon champion Hellen Obiri will renew her rivalry with New York City marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir will be facing off at the Great Manchester 10km Run on Sunday. Obiri will have good company in the race for the title take on Jepchirchir, who finished third at the London marathon. Others in the […]
The world 10km record holder, Rhonex Kipruto, has vehemently denied violating anti-doping rules after he was suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) on Wednesday morning. The 23 year old said in his defence he has not done anything wrong, denying any wrongdoing, emphasising his desire to undergo a longitudinal study on his blood markers […]
Former world under 20 10,000m bronze medalist Nicholas Kosimbei has provisionally been suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) over doping. The 26 year old was suspended today after testing positive for prohibited substance Trimetazidine. The Kenyan marathoner, won the bronze medal in 2014 and has joined compatriot Purity Changwony who was provisionally suspended on […]
Reigning Los Angeles marathon champion Stacy Jepkemoi Ndiwa and former Africa Cross country bronze medalist Charles Mneira Yosei were the winners of the second edition of Betika 15km Iten Road race held in Iten, Elgeyo Marakwet County.Ndiwa, the former Commonwealth Games 10,000m silver medalist won the race when she timed 51:13.9 in one of the […]
Commonwealth Games 800m champion Mary Moraa set up sweet revenge against South African Prudence Sekgodiso to win the Kip Keino classic title in the specialty. The world 800m bronze medalist, Moraa, who lost the title last year to Sekgodiso at the same venue, crossed the finish line in 1:58.83. Ethiopian Netsanet Desta (2:00.14) and Kenyan […]
Kamar Etiang was the surprise winner of the 1,500m race at the Kip Keino Classic, the World Athletics Continental Tour. Etiang beat world cross-country junior silver medalist Reynold Kipkorir to win the title in 3:32.01. Kipkorir came second at 3:32,70 and Samuel Naibei Kiplimo from Mount Elgon completed the podium in 3:36.92. Etiang, who missed […]
Former world under 20 800m champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi edged out two time Commonwealth Games 800m champion Wycliffe Kinyamal to win the 800m title. He set another championships record, the second one in his career after setting the world under 20 championships way back in 2021 when he won the world title. Wanyonyi cruised to a […]
Commonwealth Games 100m champion Ferdinand Omurwa Omanyala won the 100m title with the world lead at Kasarani stadium today. The sprinter romped into victory after timing 9.84 to complete a world lead ahead of American Kenneth Bednarek (9.98) as his season best with compatriot Marvin Bracy-Williams 10.03. Kenyan Stephen Odhiambo was shown the red card […]
Reigning Commonwealth Games 5,000m silver medalist Daniel Ebenyo Simiu and three time National Shot Put champion Peter Maina Mwangi were crowned the champions of Kip Keino Classic title at the Kasarani stadium. Ebenyo won the 10,000m national category in 28:09.93 ahead of Edwin kipkemoi Seko (28:30.05) and Stanley Nihijia for third position after timing 28:30.61. […]
A new 100m champion will be crowned come tomorrow following the exit of Olympic Games 100m champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce at the Kip Keino Classic. Pryce confirmed on her social media pages that she had left Nairobi to seek urgent specialised treatment in Milan, Italy. “I am deeply disappointed to share that I will not be […]