Agnes Ng’etich Jebet and upstart Geoffrey Rono were the winners of Baringo County Athletics Cross country championships held today at the Metipso primary school. Selected results Senior men Geoffrey Rono- 29:43 Julius Kipkwony- 29:56 Musa Mitei- 29:58 10km senior women Agnes Ng’etich Jebet- 34:45 Judy Jepkemoi- 34:53 Josphine Wanjiku- 35:20. 8km junior men Ismael Kurui- […]
Olympic champion Joshua Cheptegei was the best athlete at the Firtebet Real Super Star of the year Awar held in Kololo. Cheptegei who bagged Olympic gold and silver medals in the 5,000m and 10,000m respectively was announced the winner by Rev. Can Duncan Mugumya the commissioner of physical education and sports in the Ministry of […]
Over 30 athletes lined up for the Equator Run Road race to raise funds to build the first ever Children’s Cancer Hospital at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret. The retired athletes braved the 3am morning chills at the Londiani hills along Nakuru-Eldoret highway in a company of Isla Lough, the daughter of […]
Retired athletes will be competing tomorrow dubbed Equator Rad race to raise funds to build the first ever Children’s Cancer hospital at the Moi Teaching ad Referral Hospital (MTRH) in Eldoret. Led by former world 3,000m steeplechase record holder Moses Kiptanui will lead other retired athletes on Friday morning The race, which will start at […]
Former world 1,500m champion Elijah Manangoi has joined a list of banned athletes who have completed their term and will begin their competitions by next year. Manangoi will be joining Sammy Kitwara, Nicholas Kosgei among others have completed their ban among others The narok born Manangoi was banned two years ago for missing three tests […]
Former world under 18 1,500m silver medalist Ednah Jebitok won the Cross Internacional de Venta de Banos, the first leg of World Cross Country Tour held yesterday in Spain. With her focus to compete at the World Cross Country to be staged in Eldoret, Kenya on February 12th 2022, Jebitok won the title 28:44 ahead […]
It was all celebration as Dominic Nyairo won the Hofu Yomiuri marathon held today in Hofu City of Yamaguchi. Nyairo who was making his first marathon appearance was pushed to the wire by two Japanese runners Daichi Kamino and Yuki Kawauchi, who is the 2018 Boston Marathon winner. The two held onto Nyairo until the […]
Former world javelin champion Julius Yego has graduated with Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy and Administration from Kenyatta University. The former Commonwealth Games javelin champion joined a host of other graduands in celebrating their education achievements. The Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) officer initially urged athletes to take up education to supplement their running career. […]
Athletics Kenya President Jack Tuwei has led the athletics family in mourning the death of track mistress Monica Chirchir who passed on today. The 10,000m runner who represented the country at the All Africa Games succumbed to cancer in Kimalel, Baringo County on Saturday. The 23 year old had been battling the disease since last year […]
Reigning Prague half marathon silver medalist Philemon Kiplimo and Ethiopian Gotytom Gebreslase won the Bahraini Half Marathon held on Sunday. Kiplimo led the podium sweep for Kenyans from positions 1-5 in 1:00:01, ahead of compatriot countrymen Collins Koros (1:00:02) and Mathew Kimeli (1:00:04) in second and third, respectively. The 2008 World Junior 10,000m silver medalist, […]