Kenyans Irene Jepchumba Kamais and Erick Kiplagat Sang were the winners of the first edition of the Jeddah Half Marathon held today in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in a race that attracted athletes from 70 nations. Kiplagat scooped the top spot with a time of 59:48 seconds as Kimais won the women’s half marathon 66:45. Top […]
Sebastien Kimaru Sawe, Grace Loibach, Isamel Kurui and faith Cherotich will lead Kenyan runners at the World Cross country champions set for Bathurst, Australia next year. After hosting the national trials today in Ruiru, Athletics Kenya selected a formidable team that will fly the Kenyan flag at the February 18th championships at the Mount Panorama […]
Top athletes will be facing off in the battle for world cross country slot when they compete at the national cross country championships that will be staged at the at Kenya Prison Staff Training College, Ruiru Athletics Kenya will be using the trials to pick the formidable team for the world cross country championships in […]
The family Agnes Tirop will be seeking a plea bargain with the prime murder suspect Ibrahim Rotich In an Eldoret court today, family lawyer Richard Warigi said it was within the law for the accused to apply for a plea bargain. They said they are not opposed to plea-bargaining but they want an surety and they […]
“Inspire a Generation.’’ Was the motto for the 2012 London Olympic Games, and indeed the first Kenyan woman to win an Olympic gold medal in the 800m women race, Pamela Jelimo, has proven the theme as she received her bronze medal in her home country surrounded by the Olympic family under the historic pillars of the […]
Reigning world hurdle champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and pole vault player Mondo Duplantis were crowned the World Athlete of the year awards yesterday. McLaughlin-Levrone and Duplantis, winners of the Rising Stars awards four years ago, broke the world records in their respective disciplines. McLaughlin-Levrone improved her own world 400m hurdles record by 0.78, first to 51.41 […]
Former world cross country champion Irene Cheptai and former world half marathon record holder Kibiwott Kandie will lead a star-studded filed of top athlete at this weekend’s Athletics Kenya Cross country trials ahead of World Cross country championships in Bathurst, Australia. Fresh from winning Iten cross country meeting on Saturday, the Commonwealth Games 10,000m silver […]
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 […]