Double Amsterdam marathon champion Lawrence Cherono joined Uasin Gishu Governor Jonathan Chelilim Bii to contribute food for starving Kenyans in Turkana and West Pokot Counties. The former Chicago Marathon champion Cherono and Bii joined other Uasin Gishu residents to contribute food stuffs and cash amounting to Kshs 10 million to support the hungry Kenyans in […]
Kelvin Kiptum ran away with the Valencia marathon title held today in Valencia Spain to become the third fastest marathoner in the world after Eliud Kipchoge and Kenenisa Bekele. In women, Ethiopian Amane Beriso won the title. Making his debut in the 42km race, the Kaptagat based runner won the race with a course record […]
Former world cross country champion Irene Chepet Cheptai will be hoping to reclaim her world cross country title set for Bathurst, Australia next year. The Commonwealth Games 10,000m silver medalist won the 5th and last Athletics kenya Cross country series at Iten Ground, Elgeyo Marakwet County on Saturday to earn a slot for national trials set […]
Top athletes are set to battle for top title as Chemususu half marathon returns this Saturday in Eldama Ravine, Baringo County. Race director Mathew Birir said that they are preparing to host about a 1,000 athletes with good prizes on offer with the aim of conserving Chemususu Dam among other activities. the main race is […]
World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge will grace the Boston marathon on April 17 The two time Olympic champion will be making his debut on the famous Boston Course for the very first time having graced London, Chicago and Tokyo and Berlin marathons in his glittering career The fastest marathoner in history, Kipchoge will take […]
Battle of royale heads to Iten grounds, Elgeyo Marakwet County for the final leg of Athletics Kenya Cross country meeting ahead of national trials set for next weekend at the Kenya Prisons Training College in Ruiru. The federation will be using the Ruiru on Saturday 10th to select the team to represent Kenya at the […]
It was a relief for Kenya after World Athletics president Sebastien Coe confirmed that the nation will not receive a global suspension from the sport despite an alarming drugs positives tests. Speculation that Athletics Kenya will be barred from international competition was proved unfounded today when Coe said the country has escaped a ban but […]
It was a sigh of relief for Silas Kiprop who broke his leg during the Kakamega Forest marathon held on Saturday in Shinyalu, Kakamega County. Kiprop picked a thigh injury called femur thigh bone fracture during the race but race organizers took full responsibility of treating him and paying all the medical bills of Kshs […]
Thomas Kiptoo has been charged in an Eldoret court with eight counts of charges including falsely pretending to be an employee of the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (ADAK). Kiptto was today arraigned before Eldoret Senior Principal Magistrate Richard Odenyo charged with others not before the court, was arrested on Monday morning by officers drawn from […]
Nakuru City Half Marathon produced new champions in the race held today in Nakuru County. Reigning Tokyo legacy half marathon champion Vincent Ng’etich Kipkemoi won the men’s 21km race in 59:00.1 ahead of training mate Geoffrey Kipchumba (59:44.0) and Patrick Mosin (59:48.4). Catherine Relin from Iten won the women’s title in 1:06.48 ahead Jackline Chelal […]