Top cream athletes are set to battle out at the Discovery Kenya cross country championships set for this Sunday at the Eldoret Sports Club. As one of the oldest cross country championships, will be hitting 31 years where over 1,500 athletes are expected to compete for top honours. Race director David Letting said that they […]
Double Olympic Games 1,500m champion Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon and Africa 100m record holder Ferdinand Omurwa Omanyala have been named as the Sportswoman and sportsman of the year during the Sports Personality of the Year Awards (SOYA) held today at the Bukhungu stadium in Kakamega County. Chepngétich garnered more votes to beat Olympic marathon champion Peres […]
Two time World Deaflympic Champion Simon Kibai and Paralympic Games T11 bronze medalist Nancy Chelangat were voted the best sports people living with disability at the Sports Personality of the Year Awards (SOYA) held at the Bukhungu stadium. Kibai who also holds the world 5,000m Deaflympics record holder defeated Erick Sang, Felix Kipruto, Wilson Bii […]
Reigning world under 20 3,000m champion Teresia Muthoni Gateri and world under 20 10,000m walking race champion Heristone Wanyonyi won the Most Promising girl and Boy awards respectively. Gateri, who won the 3,000m title during the World under 20 championships at the Kasarani stadium the title after edging fellow nominees like tennis player Selline Ahoya, […]
World Athletics has joined the Kenyan athletics family in mourning the death of former Olympic 3,000m steeplechase silver medalist Benjamin Kogo. the Nandi based legendary runner won the silver during the 1968 Olympic Games and succumbed to prostate cancer aged 77 years. His death follows that of athletics administrator John Velzian who died last week. […]
World under 20 5,000m champion Benson Kiplagat and South Rift’s Faith Cherotich won the under 20 titles at the concluded Athletics Kenya National cross country championships held on Saturday at the Lobo Village in Eldoret. Representing South Rift, Kiplagat won the 8km junior men in 24:08.0 followed closely by Central’s Samuel Kibathe (24:16.9) and South […]
Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) runner Joyce Chepkemoi and newly graduated Samuel Chebolei triumphed at the 10km races during the Athletics Kenya National Cross Country championships ran on Saturday at the Lobo Village in Eldoret. Chepkemoi, who has competed in various national championships won the women title in 34:00.0 followed by World 5,000m silver medalist Margaret […]
Charles Rotich and Pamela Kosgei were crowned the champions of under 18 during the Athletics Kenya National Cross country championships held on Saturday at the Lobo Village in Eldoret, uasin Gishu County. Coming from North Rift Region, Rotich won the under 18 6km title before cutting the tape in 18:05.2 followed by Raphael Dapash from […]
National cross country champions Rodgers Kwemoi and Sheila Chelangat are out of the national cross country championships set for Saturday at the Lobo Village in Eldoret. Kwemoi, the 2018 Commonwealth games 10,000m bronze medalist will miss to defend his title after picking an injury while Chelangat has other commitments that have locked her out of […]
World marathon champion Ruth Chepngetich and former world under 20 1,500m silver medalist Ednah Jebitok have been included in the Athletics Kenya, Nairobi region ahead of Saturday’s national cross country championships that will be held in Eldoret. The duo will add experience in the team as they seek for slots to compete at the Agnes […]