It was all an Ethiopian affair at today’s Seville marathon where champions Alemu Megertu and Asrar Abderehman won the winning the women and men titles with course records. Megertu won the women’s title in 2:18.5, lowering the then record set by Ugandan Juliet Chekwel in 2020 at 2:23.13 by leading compatriots to top three positions. […]
Sandrafelis Chebet won a double at the Athletics Kenya Track and Field meeting that came to an end today at the Moi Stadium, Kisumu. After winning 5,000m on Friday, she completed her brace today with 10,000m in 34:32.4 ahead of Irene Kimais (15:50.3) and Miriam Cherop (53:53.2). Reigning world 1,500m champion Timothy Cheruiyot returned into […]
Two time Olympic Games 1,500m silver medalist Hellen Obiri and Commonwealth Games 10,000m bronze medalist Rodgers Kwemoi Chumo were the best Kenyans at the Ras Al Khaimah half marathon held today in United Arab Emirates. Obiri and Kwemoi won silver behind champions Girmawit Gebrzihair Gebru of Ethiopia and Jacob Kiplimo from Uganda respectively. Kiplimo, who […]
World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge will headline the 2022 Tokyo marathon set to be held next month in Tokyo, Japan. The two time Olympic games marathon champion will be making his debut in a country that he won his double Olympic marathon gold last year. After dominating London, Berlin and Chicago, Kipchoge had only […]
Africa 100m record holder Ferdinand Omanyala Omurwa has set another national record in 60m Indoor championships. Despite finishing 4th at the Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais, the World Indoor Tour in Lievin, France Omanyala broke his own national record when he ran 6:57, lowering his former time of 6:60 he set during the Metz Monselle Athlelor. Omanyala finished […]
Former track legend Dan Omwansa, the kenyan sprinter is dead. Omwansa, who used to compete in the 400m, 800m and 1,500m died todays, throwing the athletics family in mourning. The pioneer athlete died today at the age of 74 years after a long illness, his family confirmed through the widow Esther Omwansa said he was […]
Africa 100m record holder Ferdinand Omanyala will be facing off with Olympic 100m champion Marcell Jacobs at the Lievin World Indoor Championships in France. The duo, who faced off at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japna, will be taking on each other in the 60m Indoor challenge. After winning Metz Indoor with another national Indoor […]
It will be another Kenyan friendly battle in men’s 3,000m race at the Lievin World Indoor Championships in France when Nicholas Kimeli take on Jacob Krop. The Kenyan pair will be up against Ethiopians led by Olympic 10,000m champion Selemon Barega and silver medallist Lamecha Girma. Others on the list include Spaniard Mohamed Katir, who was a […]
Fresh from finishing second at the first leg of Athletics Kenya track and field championships at Nyayo stadium, rising javelin star Meshack Kipkogei has promised to revenge against All Africa Games javelin silver medalist Alex Kiprotich at the second leg set for this weekend in Kisumu. Kipkogei, who received a new javelin two days to Nyayo event has been […]
Collins Kipruto won his third world indoor title after setting a new record at the Meeting de I’Eure in Val-de-Reuil in France. It was a bad outing for Africa 100m record holder Ferdinand Omanyala Omurwa, who was beaten in the 60m race. Kipruto, who had won the world indoor Games twice added his third title […]