Kenyan Alfonce Kibiwott Kigen and wins Moscow marathon Luiza Lega were crowned the champions of yesterday’s Moscow marathon held in Russia. Kigen won the men’s title in 2:09:31 to set the course record that was then held by Moroccan Youness Bennar set in 2024 at 2:11:34. He won the title ahead of Ethiopian Gebretsadik Abraha […]
Kenyan Esphond Cheruiyot won silver at the Buenos Aires marathon held yesterday in Argentina. Cheruiyot finished second in 2:09.46 behind Ethiopian Habtamu Birlew Denekew in 2:09.21 with Kenyan Dickson Kiptoo (2:15.06) was third. In women, Ethiopians swept the podium with Elfinesh Demise Amare winning in 2:28:12 followed by Maritu ketema Gutema (2:28:54) and Alemitu takiru […]
Kenyans former Valencia marathon champion Sebastian Sawe and former Tokyo marathon champion Rosemary Wanjiru Monica were the winners of today’s Berlin Marathon held in Berlin, Germany. The former world half marathon champion, Sawe claimed the title in 2:02:05 followed by Japan’s Akiraa Akasaki, who clocked 2:16:15, with third place going to Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele in […]
Africa 800m silver medalist Lilian Odira won the 800m gold on the final day of World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Odira edged out defending champion and Olympic 800m champion Mary Moraa as well as reigning world under 20 800m champion sarah moraa to win the two lap race in 1:54.62, that was the championships […]
It was a battle of royale was exhibited when students and pupils from various schools faced off at the inaugural Cheptigit Junior Cross Challenge in search of 2026 academic year school fees. At the Complete Sports Ground in Kaptagat, Uasin Gishu County, Kelvin Kiptoo and Ivone Jebet were crowned the champions of the secondary school […]
Olympic Games 800m champion Emmanuel wanyonyi defied the odds to win gold on the penultimate round of World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. The former world under 20 800m champion improved from his silver he won two years ago to gold after revenging against Canadian Marco Arop in today’s final. Wanyonyi won the two lap […]
Fresh from winning gold in the 10,000m, double Olympic Games and World cross country champion Beatrice Chebet stunned Faith Kipyegon to win the 5,000m title at the penultimate day of World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Just like at the Paris Olympics Chebet won both the 5,000m after outstaging Kipyegon for gold and it was […]
The Africa under 20 javelin silver medalist and Kenya’s only javelin women representative Irene Jepkemboi bowed out of the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Making her maiden appearance, Jepkemboi carried Kenya’s hopes in javelin but she could not manage to go past the qualification round despite having two national titles, finished a disappointing […]
Three Kenyans Mary Moraa, Lilian Odira and Sarah Moraa have qualified to compete at the 800m final at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Mary won in semi-final heat One in 1:58.40 ahead of Great Britain’s Georgia Bell (1:58.62) for automatic qualification. The reigning champion was later joined by compatriots Lilian Odira who […]
About eighteen years ago, a bloody militia group emerged in the fertile slopes of Mt. Elgon, the Sabaot Land Defence Forces (SLDF) led by the dreaded commander Wycliffe ‘Matakwei’ Matwakei, who unleashed a reign of terror between 2003 and 2009 with the mission of defending ancestral land from perceived outsiders in villages such as Cheptais, […]