Kenya has failed to host the 2025 World Athletics championships after falling to Tokyo. Athletics Kenya had placed a bid to host the championships following their successful hosting of world under 18 in 2017 and world under 20 in 2021 at the Kasarani stadium. Kenya missed out on the opportunity after Tokyo was selected to […]
Two-time world marathon champion Abel Kirui thinks Team Kenya at the World Championships in Oregon can replicate the 2015 Beijing performance, where they emerged overall winners. Kirui, who won the world marathon titles in 2009 and 2011, said the country has a strong team that can sweep the podium, especially in marathons where experienced athletes […]
Reigning Africa Senior Athletics champion Ferdinand Omurwa Omanyala and other officials have been handed their visa ahead of World Athletics championships in Oregon, USA. The Africa 100m record holder has been involved in a circus just like other athletes and some officials headed by Athletics Kenya president Jack Tuwei among others. With the issuance of […]
Reigning Olympic Games marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir has been ruled out of the 2022 World Athletics Championships to be held Eugene, Oregon in the United States of America. The reigning New York City marathon champion sustained hip injury to rule her out of the championships and will not be traveling with Team Kenya that’s leaves […]
Double Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge will be chasing his 4th title when he lines up at the Berlin Marathon. After winning in 2015, 2017 and 2018, with the latest setting the world record of 2:01.39 will be competing to secure his 4th title on September 25th to equal his titles with Ethiopian Haile Gebreseslassie. […]
Africa 100m champion Ferdinand Omurwa Omanyala, world 5,000m silver medalist Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi, Nicholas Kimeli Kipkorir, World Indoor 1,500m bronze medalist Abel Kipsang, Olympian Jacob Krop, Charles Simotwo and world cross country junior champion Beatrice Chebet won sponsorship deal today. The National Olympics Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) today presented seven elite athletes with Africa ANOCA […]
World marathon bronze medalist Amos Kipruto and former Amsterdam marathon Vincent Kipchumba are the only Kenyans elite marathoners that will compete at the 2022 London marathon. With the race set to be held on October 2nd 2022 the duo will be battling out with reigning champion Sisay Lemma from Ethiopia. Lemma won the title where […]
World Athletics has cancelled the 2022 World Half marathon that was set for Yangzhou in China. The world half marathon which were to be staged in November have been canceled but the city has been awarded to host the 2027 World Road Running championships. Today, the world governing body in a statement released read: “The […]
London marathon champion Joyciline jepkosgei and world marathon record holder Brigid Kosgei will highlight the 2022 London marathon. The duo will be competing for the second time on the same course with the race set for October 2nd in the Great Britain. Kosgei, who set the world marathon record at the Chicago marathon returns in […]
World 10,000m bronze medalist Rhonex Kipruto and Senbere teferi were the winners of today’s Atalanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) Peachtree 10km Road Race held today in the United States of America. As the country marked their independence day, the world 10km record holder Kipruto won his second title of the race after the 2019 victory. Today, he […]