Kenyan Michael Githae won the Fukuoka marathon held on Sunday in Japan. Leading results 1 Michael Githae (KEN) 2:07:51 2 Kyohei Hosoya (JPN) 2:08:16 3 James Rungaru (KEN) 2:08:25 4 Shohei Otsuka (JPN) 2:08:33 5 Ryu Takaku (JPN) 2:08:38 6 Daisuke Uekado (JPN) 2:08:56 7 Kohei Futaoka (JPN) 2:09:14 8 Masaya Taguchi (JPN) 2:09:35 9 […]
Double Olympic Games marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge alongside dounle Olympic 1,500m champion Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon have been nominated for this year’s BBC African Sports Personality of the year award. The organizers announced today that the world marathon record holder Kipchoge and Kipyegon are among the six nominated individuals who were chosen by a panel of […]
Wilfred Kimitei and Lodwina Chepngetich won the Iten End Gender Based Violence (GBV) race held in Iten, Elgeyo Marakwet County today. Selected results Ludwina Chepng’etich- 35:02.6 Lydia Njeri- 35:23.5 Glorious Jepkurui- 35:40.3 Jesca Chelang’at- 35:53.1 Cynthia jelimo- 36:16.9 Mana Chesang- 36:23.1 Stella Jepkosgei- 36:35.2 Sharon Kemboi- 36:17.1 Vivian Jepkemoi- 37:10.4 Joan Kipyatich- 37:10.7 Men Wilfred […]
Boston and Chicago marathon champion Lawrence Chenoro won the Valencia Marathon to console his Olympic Games. Former Family Bank half marathon champion Nancy Jelagat won the women’s title Selected results Men Lawrence Cherono (KEN)-2:05.12 Chalu Deso (ETH)- 2:05.16 Philemon Kacheran (KEN)- 2:05.19 Geoffrey Kamworor (KEN)- 2:05.23 Abebe Negewo (ETH)- 2:05.27 Goiton Kifle (ETH)-2:05.25 Kinde Atanaw […]
Just a month after winning inaugural Kapsowar High school 10km Road race, Feliciana Jepkosgei has started her World Athletics championships in earnest as she prepares to compete at the Sunday’s Seven’s 7KM road race in the Netherlands. Jepkosgei, who was 4th at the Athletics Kenya Cross country championships in Iten, Elgeyo Marakwet County will be making […]
World Cross Country Tour preparations have gone a notch higher after the Local Organizing Committee came out with the outline of the event set to be held on February 12th 2022 in Eldoret, uasin Gishu County. LOC wants the race that will be held at the Lobo Hotel grounds in Kapseret, Uasin Gishu County to […]
Africa 100m record holder Ferdinand Omanya has joined reigning Commonwealth Games 3,000m steeplechase silver medalist Abraham Kibiwott, Africa 400m hurdles champion Venice Kerubo, cross country runner Michael Kibet as well as Doris Chepng’etich at the National Police Service (NPS). A statement on NPS social media pages today, disclosed that Omanyala was briefed on his new […]
Reigning Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir has called for athletes to compete at the local meetings to boost their chances of earning an international races. Speaking in Kapsabet during the Athletics Kenya Consultative meeting in Kapsabet, Nandi County, and the New York City marathon said the importance of more local races that have been the source […]
Uasin Gishu County governor Jackson Mandago has pledged to complete Chekaiya High Altitude Training camp to help athletes in training ahead of major events. Speaking while hosting members of Athletics Kenya Masters from Uasin Gishu county, who were part of the Africa Open Masters Athletics championships that concluded at the Nyayo National stadium last Saturday. […]
Commonwealth Games 800m champion Wycliffe Kinyamal and world under 18 400m silver medalist Mary Moraa have officially been admitted into the Kenya Police Service (APS). The duo graduated yesterday, November 29th where President Uhuru Kenyatta presided over the ceremony at the Embakasi in Nairobi. Kinyamal was among the 2,610 police officers that graduated while Moraa […]