Three-time Nagano Marathon champion Isaac macharia believes the opening of a vocational training centre at Kenswed is an important step in his quest to empower the youth towards self-employment. Over the weekend, Macharia and his development partners launched the vocational training centre and a dental clinic at Kenswed Organisation in Ngong, Kajiado County. Kenswed is […]
Former world marathon bronze medalist Amos Kipruto won his first world marathon majors title at the London marathon today. Top ten finishers Amos Kipruto (KEN) 2:04.39 Leul Gebresilase (ETH) 2:05.12 Basher Abdi (BEL) 2:05.19 Kinde Atanaw (ETH) 2:05.27 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 2:05.53 Birhanu Legese (ETH) 2:06.11 Sisay Lemma (ETH) 2:07.26 Brett Robinson (AUS) 2:09.52 Weynay […]
All Africa Games 10,000m silver medalist Gladys Kiptagelai Chesir has set her focus to finish on the podium at Sunday’s Kosice Marathon in Slovakia. After finishing 4th at the Copenhagen marathon in April, the former Youth Olympic Games 3,000m champion said that she will be competing in her third marathon in her career with hopes of […]
Kenyans Geoffrey Koech and Viola Chepngeno will lead compatriots at this year’s Cardiff Half marathon set for Sunday in England. As the fastest runner on the course with 59:32 Koech will be up against Geoffrey Yegon (59:44), Gizealaw Abeje Ayana (59:41), Hailemaryam Kiros (60:01), Chimdessa Gudeta (60:15). There will also have debutants at the 2022 […]
Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has banned Kenyan athletes Emmanuel Saina and former Nanjing Marathon champion Felix Kipchumba Korir a three-year for violating anti-doping rules. The duo tested positive Norandrosterone and Korir accepted the mistake while Saina’s sample, taken on August 18 in Eldoret, also tested positive for the banned substance. Following his early admission, his […]
Athletics kenya has postponed the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships Trials till further notice. The trials that were to be staged this Sunday, October 2 in Longonot, Nakuru County have been postponed indefinitely. The federation, which was using the trials to select a team to represent Kenya at the World Mountain and Trail Running […]
Reigning world marathon record holder Brigid Kosgei has pulled out of Sunday’s London marathon to be held in the Great Britain. The two time London Marathon champion withdrew from the race due to a hamstring injury. “My training has been up and down and not the way I would like to prepare to be in […]
Two time Los Angeles marathon champion John Kipkosgei Korir will be making his debut at the World Marathon Majors when he will be lining up at the Chicago marathon on Sunday 9th October 2022. The young brother to two time Los Angeles marathon champion Wesley Korir, the young Korir is determined to set his personal […]
Reigning New York City marathon champion Albert Korir is optimistic that he will be defending his title at the 2022 New York City marathon set for November 6th in the United States of America. Korir, the winner 2018 Valencia marathon said that his focus will be to defend his title he won last year after he […]
Rosemary Wanjiku Monica won silver at the Berlin Marathon hewld today in Berlin, Germany. Making her debut in the 42km race, the Kenyan finished second behind champion Tigist Assefa from Ethiopia. Wanjir crossed the finish line in 2:18.00 as Assefa won in 2:15:37 shuttering the former record of Gladys Cherono at 2:18:11. Selected women results […]