Philadelphia marathon champion James Ngandu led Elisha Barno in a 1-2 podium finish for Kenyans at the Houston marathon held yesterday in the USA. Leading results MEN: James Ngandu KEN 2:11:03 Elisha Barno KEN 2:11:16 Kenta Uchida JPN 2:11:19 Kelkile Gezahegn ETH 2:11:20 Frank Lara USA 2:11:32 Luke Caldwell GBR 2:11:33 WOMEN Keira d’Amato USA […]
Vicoty Chepngeno won the 2022 Houston half marathon held yesterday in the USA, running the fateset time over the distance on the American soil. In men, John Korir, who won the Los Angeles Marathon in November finished second behind Ethiopian Milkesa Mengesha Tolosa as Wilfred Kimite of kenya was third. Selected results Houston half marathon […]
Former Commonwealth Games Marathon champion John Ekiru Kelai has set his retirement from active running in December this year. Kelai, popularly referred to as pastor in the athletics cycles due to his prayerfulness, said that he has been competing in the last two decades and hanging his running spikes and concentrating on other matters of […]
Africa under 20 10,000m race walking champion Dominic Samson Ndigiti has set his focus to compete and win a medal at this year’s World Race Walking Challenge that will be held in Oman. Ndigiti, the world under 18 10,000m bronze medalist said that he will be using the World Race walking championships ahead of World […]
It was a family affair at the Athletics Kenya Coast region cross country championships when siblings Panuel and Irene Wawuda Mkungo won the senior titles at the Shimo La Tewa grounds in Mombasa. Panuel won the men’s title in 32:28 ahead of Elijah Mwangi (32:30) and Boniface Nduva (32:33). His sister Wawuda won the title […]
World cross country champion Emily Chebet and Geoffrey Rono won the senior races at the Athletics Kenya Nairobi Region cross Country championships held today at the Kenya Prisons’ Service Ground. Chebet, who has been finishing second for two years, won the 10km senior women title in 32:13.2 relegating Winfred Yavi (32:23.7) and Mercy Chepkorir was […]
Despite an unforgettable senior career debut at last weekend’s Athletics Kenya Central Rift Cross Country Championship, World Under 20 3,000m steeplechase champion Jackline Chepkoech says she is focused on retaining her title at the next edition set for Cali, Colombia on August 1-6 this year. Chepkoech led a podium sweep for her native Uasin Gishu […]
Top athletes are set to battle out foe the Athletics Kenya Nairobi Region cross country championships set for tomorrow at the Kenya Prisons Service, Nairobi West. Among those expected to battle for the honours will be reigning world marathon champion Ruth Chepngetich, former world under 10 1,500m silver medalist Ednah Jebitok among others But the […]
Kenyans Titus Ekiru, Evans Chebet and Lawrence Cherono are set to light up Boston marathon set for April 18th in the USA. However, the trio will be forced to deal with world’s second best marathon Kenenisa Bekele in one of the most crowded field. Boston 2022 Men’s elite field Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 2:01:41 Titus Ekiru […]
Olympic Marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir, London marathon champion Joyciline Jepkosgei and multiple London marathon champion Edna Kiplagat will be facing off at the Boston marathon set for April 18th in the USA. Elite women Peres Jepchirchir (KEN) 2:17:16 (Valencia, 2020) Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN) 2:17:43 (London, 2021) Degitu Azimeraw (ETH) 2:17:58 (London, 2021) Roza Dereje (ETH) […]