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 […]
Organizers of the second edition of The Nairobi City Marathon have postponed the race. Today, the committee announced that the planned race for May 21st has been postponed to July 2. In a statement by Athletics Kenya, they said that they were unaware of a different run happening on the same day and decided to […]
Complete Sports, an athletic training camp based in Chepitgit village Uasin Gishu county has officially opened doors for athletes to train. On Sunday, the facility was officially opened by Athletics Kenya president Jack Tuwei where he called on athletes to support each other to foster the sport in the country. Athletics Kenya President Jackson Tuwei, […]