ATHLETICS

Former world marathon champion Ruth Chepngetich will return to defend her Chicago Marathon on October 8th. The champion will be up against London marathon champion Sifan Hassan as well as American record-holder Emily Sisson. Chepngetich won last year’s race in 2:14:18 and will be hunting for her third consecutive victory.

Youthful coach Elijah Samoei has been tasked to ensure junior athletes produce superlative results when they line up at the Athletics Kenya national championships starting on Thursday at the Nyayo National stadium, Nairobi. Samoei, on Monday morning was busy training eight athletes at the Kipchoge Keino stadium in Eldoret on their way for the national […]

Catherine Reline will be the star attraction at tomorrow’s Athletics Kenya at the Nyayo national stadium in Nairobi where top athletes will be chasing various titles in various disciplines. Coming from North Rift Reline will be competing in the 10,000m women category in the three-day event that kicks off on Thursday to Saturday. After pacing […]

Over 10,000 athletes are expected to face off at the second edition of Nairobi City Marathon set for July 2nd in Nairobi. Speaking during the event’s launch today, race director Ibrahim Hussein said only the 6km race will be run against traffic with the other three races flowing with traffic. Hussein added they have made […]

Eldoret City marathon race director Moses Tanuio has apologized to athletes after, for the second time postponing The Eldoret City marathon. Speaking in Eldoret while addressing press at the Eldoret Sports Club, the two time Boston marathon champion was remorseful to postpone the race that was et for June 25th to October 1st. “I want […]

Organizers of the second edition of Iten International marathon race are set to digitize their results when the race comes up on November 26th in Iten, Elgeyo Marakwet County. Led by the county’s Sports County Executive Member Purity Koima said that the county is known as the ‘Home of champions’ and they have to ensure […]

Double world record holder Faith Kipyegon has sent warm greetings to her father ahead of the World Father’s Day come Sunday 18th June. Speaking today after he was rewarded with a car in Eldoret by Rana Auto Selection Kipyegon wished her father a long life as he drives himself into the world of automobile. Kipyegon […]

Former world 10,000m silver medalist Yomif Kejelcha and Olympic Games 1,500m champion Jakob Ingebrigsten were the winners of yesterday’s Oslo Diamond League Meeting, Bislet in Norway. The Ethiopian Kejelcha edged out world cross country champion Jacob Kiplimo from Uganda to second in a photo finish 5,000m race setting a new championships record of 12:41.73, trashing […]

Reigning world cross country champion Beatrice Chebet set a new championships record at the Oslo Diamond league, the Bislett Games held yesterday in Oslo, Norway. The former world 5,000m under 20 champion set the record that had lasted for 23 years when she led Kenyans podium sweep in 8:25.01 followed by Lilian Kasait Rengeruk (8:25.90) […]