Newly crowned Commonwealth Games 5,000m champions and compatriot Commonwealth Games 5,000m silver medalist Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli were the winners of Diamond League trophies as the series comes to an end today in Zurich, Switzerland. The former world under 20 5,000m champion won the overall title following her victory at the Zurich leg, when she defeated […]
Athletics Kenya has set October first as the date to register all training camps in the country as doping cases increase in the country. The federation through a statement said that they want to regulate, examine and certify all coaches working with Kenyan athletes within and outside the country. “Henceforth, it will be mandatory for […]
Kenya’s Jacob Krop, Nicholas Kimeli, Beatrice Chebet will be battling for Zurich, the last leg of World Athletics Diamond League series in Germany. The Commonwealth Games 5,000m bronze medalist won Brussels meeting in 12:45.71 last weekend will be hoping to improve on his time in the 5,000m as well as Kimeli set for tomorrow. The […]
Kenyans Purity Kajuju Gitonga and Simon Dudi Ekidor led Kenyans in a 1-2 podium finish at the Barmer Alsterlauf 10km race held on Sunday in Hamburg in Germany. The 26 year-old led a 1-2 Kenyan podium finish as he took the honors set the new record at the when she ran a personal best of […]
Reigning Commonwealth Games 5,000m champion Beatrice Chebet, Commonwealth Games 100m champions Ferdinand Omurwa Omanyala, Eva Cherono ahd Selah Busienei dominated the World Athletics Continental Silver Tour held yesterday at the ISTAF, Berlin, Germany. Chebet won the 5,000m title in 14:44.25 ahead of American Elly Henes (14:52.87) and Busienei (15:10.14) completing the podium as Cherono was […]
Reigning Commonwealth Games 10,000m silver medalist Irene Chepet Cheptai won the Birell Prague Grand Prix 10km title held yesterday in Birell, Prague. The former world cross country champion won the title leading an all Kenyan podium sweep when she crossed the finish line in 30:16 followed by reigning Durban 10km champion Jesca Chelangat (30:23) and […]
The Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon has partnered with Association of Physically Disabled Kenya to include Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in this year’s edition. Today, the organizers launched a 6-week training program for PWD who will compete in the 21km Wheelchair race and 42kms Relay race alongside the 42kms Full Marathon, 21kms Half Marathon, 10kms and the […]
Reigning Great North Run half marathon champion Hellen Obiri will be taking on reigning Olympic marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir at the race next Sunday 11th in the Great Britain. The two time world 5,000m champion Obiri won the race last year in 67:42 before winning RAK in 64:22. Jepchirchir will be running the race for […]
Reigning Commonwealth Games 800m champion Mary Moraa has once again shattered the national 400m record as Commonwealth Games 3,000m steeplechase champion Jackline Chepkoech and world 5,000m silver medallist Jacob Krop won in their resoective races ta the Brussels Diamond League. Despite finishing 4th in the 400m, Moraa, the World 800m bronze medallist set the national […]
Kenyan distance running legends Paul Tergat and Daniel Komen were been inducted into the Brussels Diamond League Hall of Fame. Famously known as the “Memorial Van Damme”, the Brussels Diamond League meet will be held tonight with Kenyans seeking to impress before the season closes on September 7 and 8 at the Zurich leg, the […]