Two times Olympic Games 800m champion David Lekuta Rudisha is optimistic that he will be returning into action soon after he successfully underwent a surgery. The world 800m record holder wrote on his facebook page and twitter that he had a successful surgery where the doctors removed an in-plant to pave way for his comeback […]
Geoffrey Birgen and Doreen Chemutai won the Dakar marathon titles ran yesterday in Dakar, Senegal. The Kenyans won by big margins against their opponents in a race that attracted many international athletes on the course. Birgen won the men’s race in 2:16.46 beating fellow Kenyan Douglas Kipsanai Chebii to second in 2:20.39 and Luke Kibet […]
Kenyans William Ruto Cheboi and Isgah Cheruto claimed the Maspalomas Marathon held on Sunday in Spain. Ruto won the men’s title in 2:18.00 ahead of Gran Carania Saul Castro taking the second position timing 2:33.31 and Andalusian Enrique Calvillo completing the podium in 2:33.52. Two weeks after winning Dodoma marathon on 8th November 2021, Isgah […]
Daniel Simiu Ebenyo and Jesca Chelangat were the winners of the 2021 Cape Town 12km City Run held today in South Africa. Ebenyo led Kenyan men to win 1-2 podium finish with Isaac Kipkemboi in second as host’s Stephen Mokoka spoilt the party for podium sweep when Meshack Kiptoo Lelgut was 4th. The Iten based […]
Olympic Games 5,000m runner Jacob Kiplimo broke Kibiwott Kandie’s half marathon world record in today’s Lisbon Half Marathon. The Ugandan broke the world record to 57:31, lowering Kandie’s Valencia marathon time head of Ethiopia’s Esa Huseyidin Mohamed finished second in 59:39, just ahead of compatriot Gerba Beyata Dibaba, who was given the same time for […]
Felix Boera and Faith Bett were crowned the champions of 5th and last leg of Nyamira Great Run hed today in Nyamira County. Boera, a Form Four student Keberesi won the men’s 10km title in 28:30.00 ahead of Kenya Defence Forces’ Stephen Arita to second when he clocked 28:40.34 and Richard Atuya completed the podium […]
South Africa athletes dominated the conluded 5th edition of Africa Universities Cross Country Championship that were held at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (Jkuat) grounds on Saturday The fight, which was between Kenya as the host and South Africa, earned the southern top positions in both men and women, to fly back […]
Berlin marathon silver medalist Bethwel Yegon won the 10km Expo Dubai Run held yesterday in Dubai, Qatar. The Kenyan runner won the title in 2:04:56 beating compatriot Jonathan Kiplimo Maiyo to second. Yegon was joined by multiple world 3,000m steeplechase champion Ezekiel Kemboi, former world 800m champion Janeth Jepkosgei, 2013 London Marathon winner Priscah Jeptoo […]
With three legs to go, the 3rd leg of Athletics Kenya cross country will be heading to Ol Kalou in Nyandarua County this Saturday. The journey that started two weeks ago in Machakos at the people’s Park before heading Iten in Elgeyo Marakwet County for the second round. After Iten, the athletes will now battle […]
Athletics Kenya is among the six member federations that will be battling out for the World Athletics Awards 2021 set for next month. This award is to give a federation that has gone above and beyond to serve its athletes, fans and greater community. Headed by Jack Tuwei, AK has been credited as African nation […]