Former world under 20 3,000m steeplechase champion Leonard Bett and World under 20 silver medalist Sandrafelis Chebet were the winners of South Rift Cross Country championship held today at the Njoro Boys High school in Nakuru County. Bett, the represented Kenya at the Olympic Games in Tokyo won the title in 28:23 for the title […]
Reigning world under 20 3,000m steeplechase champion Jackline Chepkoech and Vincent Kiprotich guided Uasin Gishu County athletes to dominate the senior races at the Athletics Kenya Central Rift Region held today at the Lobo Village in Uasin Gishu County. The race, which was held by Nandi County in the three county competitions of Nandi, uasin […]
Olympic Games 200m silver medalist Christine Mbona defeated top athletes like Olympic Games marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge and double Olympic Games 1,500m champion Faith Kipyegon to win the BBC Africa Sports Athlete of the year. The Namibian youngster was voted the best on the continent to become the first female runner to win the title. […]
10km senior women Catherine Reline- (EMC)- 33:01.14 Zena Jemutai (EMC)- 33:22.26 Joan Kipyatich (WP)-33:22.44 Shamila Kipsiror (EMC)-33:49.12 Pauline Lapan (Samburu)- 34:07.14 Cynthia Chemweno (EMC)-34:17.14 10km senior men Edward Kibet (TZ)- 28:15.09 Titus Kimutai (EMC)- 28:33.01 Edward Zakayo (EMC)- 28:31.12 Hosea Nailel (WP)- 28:48.43 Shadrack Chesir- (TZ)- 28:50.38 Robert Kiprop- (EMC)- 28:57.10 8km junior men Asbel […]
Two time world under 20 3,000m steeplechase champion Celliohine Chespol and Africa Cross Country champion Charles Mneira Yosei triumphed at today’s Kenya Prisons Cross Country championships held at the Kenya Prisons Staff Training College in Ruiru. Chespol, also the Africa cross country champion won the title in 32:42.82, reclaiming her title she last won in […]
Less than a month after winning the Iten Gender Based Violence 10km road race, former First Lady half marathon champion Wilfred Kimitei will highlight the Prisons’ Kenya Cross Country championships that will be staged this today at the Kenya Prisons Head Quarters in Ruiru. Kimitei, who said he is a track athlete said he has […]
World 10km record holder Rhonex Kipruto and Carolyne Nyaga defeated their opponents to win the Kenya Police Service Cross Country championships held today at the Ngong Racecourse ahead of national cross country championships that will be staged in Eldoret next week. The new recruit Kipruto, who also holds the world 10,000m bronze ended the dominance […]
Kenyan runner Vane Nyaboke Nyanamba has been suspended by Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for flouting anti-doping rules. Nyaboke tested In-Competition urine sample test at the Zurich Marato Barcelona where she had finished in fifth place with a personal best of 2:25.32. She also holds a personal best of 1:08.58 that she got at the Barcelona […]
Three time world cross country champion Geoffrey Kamworor and Ethiopian Letesenbet Gidey have confirmed their participation at the World Cross Country Tour set for February 12th in Eldoret, Kenya. On Tuesday during the launch of the race, Athletics Kenya’s Barnabas Korir said nthat the duo have confirmed their participation in the race dubbed Agnes Tirop […]
Two time World Deaflympic Champion Simon Kibai, Paralympic Games T11 bronze medalist Nancy Chelangat, Erick Sang, Felix Kipruto, Wilson Bii and Rodgers Kiprop have been nominated as SOYA’s Sportsman Living with Disability. The world 5,000m Deaflympics record holder will be chasing off other track athletes for the SOYA Awards that will be held on 25th […]