World 1,500m champion Timothy Cheruiyot, Africa champion 1,500m champion Abel Kipsang and Kumari Taki progressed to the semifinals at the ongoing World Athletics championships in Oregon, USA. Cheruiyot finished fourth in his heat in 3:36.41 with the first six qualifying for the semis. Kipsang finished third in heat 3, where he posted 3:39.21 while Taki […]
Two-time Olympic 1,500m champion Faith Kipyegon stormed to the finals in the 1,500m at the ongoing world Athletics championships in Oregon, USA. The reigning world 1,500m silver medalist clocked 4:03.98 in semi-finals with the win followed by Ethiopia’s Hirut Meshesha came second in 4:04 .05 as Johnson Sinclair of USA and Australia’ Gerogia Griffith qualified […]
World under 18 400m hurdles silver medalist Moitalel Mpoke qualified to compete at the semi-finals in the 400m hurdles at the ongoing World Athletic Championships in Oregon. The man, who missed to compete at the Olympic Games last year finished 4th in his heat when he timed 50.19 in a race won by Olympic and […]
Two time world 5,000m champion Hellen onsando Obiri and Margaret Kipkemboi Chelimo won the first medals for Kenya at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Oregon, USA. Competing in the 10,000m, Obiri won silver behind champion Letesenbet Gidey of Ethiopia, who is the world record holder in the distance as Chelimo settled for bronze. Obiri […]
Two time world under 20 3,000m steeplechase champion Celliphine Chespol Chepteek will be the only hope for Kenya to win a medal at the ongoing world Athletics championships in Oregon, USA. Chespol, won in her heat, which was too slow to make to final after her compatriots Purity Kirui and Jackline Chepkoech failed to make […]
Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has provisionally suspended former Chicago and Boston marathon champion Lawrence Cherono from competing at the World Athletics championships in Oregon, USA. Today, the AIU revealed the information and Cherono, the two time Amsterdam marathon will not compete at the marathon race to leave the chance to Geoffrey Kamworor and Barnaba Kiptum. […]
Reigning Africa 100m champion Ferdinand Omurwa Omanyala braved the jetlag to storm into the semifinals in day of World Athletics championships in Oregon, The USA. Arriving three hours to the start of the 100m, the Africa 100m record holder clocked 10.10 secs to finish third in Heat Seven and make the semis. The Kenyan went […]
Double Olympic 1,500m champion Faith Kipyegon Chepngetich easily qualified to compete at the semifinals at the World Athletics championships in Oregon, USA. The reigning world silver medalist won in her heat after clocking 4:04.53 and will lead compatriots led by the reigning Africa 1,500m champion Winny Chebet. After running behind Japanese Nozomoi Tanaka, she […]
Reigning africa senior Athletics 20km race walk champions Samuel Gathimba and Emily Ngii failed to win Kenya’s first medals at the World Athletics championships in Oregon, The USA. Gathimba finished 4th in men’s race walk when he timed 1:19:25 to miss the medal in a race won by Sweden’s Perseus Karlstrom. The Japanese duo of […]
Reigning world 3,000m steeplechase champion Conseslus Kipruto will lead comptariots Abraham Kibiwot and Leopard Bett to the finals of the ongoing World Athletics championships in Oregon, USA. The former Olympic 3,000m steeplechase champion finished second in Heat Two while Bett the former world under 20 3,000m steeplechase champion and Kibiwott finished second and third in […]