Olympic Games 1,500m silver medalist Timothy Cheruiyot and Africa 1,500m champion Abel Kipsang have all qualified to compete in the 1,500m final at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in England. The reigning Commonwealth Games 1,500m silver medalist, Cheruiyot finished second in heat one in 1:37.82. The former World 1,500m champion was defeated Oliver Hoare […]
Damaris Mutunga has qualified to compete at the women’s 400m finals at the ongoing World Under 20 Athletics championships in Cali, Colombia. Mutunga booked a slot in the final after coming second in the first heat timing 52.29 behind Yemi Mary John from Great Britain, who clocked 51.72, while Ella Clayton from Canada was in […]
Raymond Cheruiyot won gold and Daniel Kimaiyo won bronze in the men’s 1,500m at the ongoing World Under 20 Athletics championships in Cali, Colombia. Cheruiyot won the second gold for Kenya when he timed 3:35.83 beating Ethiopia’s Ermias Girma who settled for silver in 3:37.24 and Kimaiyo winning second bronze for Kenya in n 3:37.43. […]
Kenya missed to earn a medal in women’s 800m when Nelly Chepchirchir who finished 4th at the ongoing World Under 20 Athletics championships in Cali, Colombia. Seting her personal best of 2:01.42, Chepchirchir finished 4th behind the champion Roisin Willis of USA in 1:59.13 followed by Switzerland’s Audrey Werro (1:59.53) and USA’s Juliette Whittaker (2:00.18) […]
Reigning Africa Senior Athletics 100m champion Ferdinand Omurwa Omanyala won the first gold for Kenya at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Fresh from losing the title and any medal at the World Championships in Oregon, Omanyala won the men’s 100m title, first Commonwealth Games and second gold after Africa title in June in […]
Former world cross country champion Irene Chepet Cheptai and Sheila Chepkirui won silver and bronze respectively in the 10,000m at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. The Kenyans failed to control the last kick of Eilish McColgan from Scotland who won gold in 30:48.60 with championships record. Cheptai won silver in 30:49.52 followed by […]
Kumar Taki has joined marathoners Stella Barsosio and Purity Changwony who have been kicked out of the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Taki was kicked out of the village as he was to compete in men’s 1,500m heats over doping offences to join Barsosio, Changwony as well as marathoner Philomon Kacheran. With Taki’s exit, […]
Defending Commonwealth Games champion Wycliffe Kinyamal is the sole runner at the 800m final at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Kinyamal, who finished a disappointing eighth position at the World Championships in Oregon, placed second in Heat 3 after posting 1:48.15 to advance to the final on Sunday after world and Olympic Games […]
Former All Africa Games 400m silver medallist Boniface Mweresa qualified to run at the men’s 400m semi-finals at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Mweresa will be the only Kenyan to compete in the race after Olympic and World 800m champion Emmanuel Korir was disqualified despite winning heat six in 46.20. Another Kenyan William […]
Reigning Africa 400m bronze medallist Veronica Mutua qualified to compete at the 400m semi-finals at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Mutua finished fourth in heat two in 53.02 seconds to qualify among the best losers at Alexander Stadium Kyra Constantine from Canada won the heat in 52.02 sec to sail through to the […]