Two time world Youth 3,000m steeplechase champion Celliphine Chespol won the Urban Trail race with Ethiopian Dawit Seyaum setting a new world 5km world record. Seyaum won the 5km in the mixed gender Urban Trail held today in Lille, France winning with a new world record in 14:41 breaking Beatrice Chepkoech’s world record of 14:43. […]
Africa under 18 3,000m champion Emmanuel Kiplagat and Esther Borura were the winners of the opening leg of Athletics Kenya Cross country championships held today at the Machakos People’s Park in Machakos County. Following the postponement of the races to mourn the late Agnes Jebet Tirop, action resumed today and Kiplagat did not fail and […]
World half marathon record holder Kibiwott Kandie and former Berlin marathon champion Kenenisa Bekele will be the key highlight at the Sunday’s New York City Marathon. Making his debut in marathon, Kandie will be chasing the title at the World marathon majors in his career but Bekele is one of the most experienced marathoner despite […]
World marathon record holder Brigid Kosgei and former world marathon champion Geoffrey Kirui launched the inaugural Nakuru City Marathon today. The race, which will be held on November 28th in Nakuru town was unveiled today by Nakuru County governor Lee Kinyanjui. While unveiling the race, Stanbic Bank, as the title sponsor CEO Charles Mudiwa they […]
Nelly Jeptanui and David Biwott shone in their races as Open Africa Masters Athletics trials kicked off today at the Nyayo national stadium today. Jeptnaui from Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) won the 1,500m 35-39 years old in the opening day of the trials ahead of the continental championship that will be held at the same venue between […]
Olympic marathon champion Peres Jepchirchir will be lining up in the streets of the USA in search of her maiden World Marathon Majors (WMM) title at the New York City marathon this Sunday. The two time world half marathon champion will be up against top Kenyan marathoners like Nancy Kiprop, Viola Cheptoo Lagat among others […]
Over 700 athletes will be converging at the Nyayo National stadium for the national trials ahead of Open Africa Masters Athletics championships that will be held at the same venue. According to Athletics Kenya Masters Secretary General Rose Tata Muya, the trials has attracted top athletes in search of slots to represent the country at […]
Albert Korir will be returning to the New York City Marathon with an aim of finishing on the podium despite the heavy line-up on November 7th in the USA. Korir, who finished second at the 2019 New York City marathon behind champion Geoffrey Kamworor will be returning to the course as his first outing since 2019 with the world being under the control of […]
Reigning Laiden 10km champion Nicholas Kimeli and Africa under 20 5,000m silver medalist Jacob Krop have set their eyes on representing the country at the world Athletics championships and Commonwealth Games set for next year in Oregon, USA and Birmingham, Great Britain respectively. The duo, who have been branded as twins in competitions due to […]
World Athletics and the local organising committee (LOC) for the World Athletics Half Marathon Championships Yangzhou 2022 have agreed to postpone the championships, which were scheduled to be held in Yangzhou, China, on 27 March 2022. The event will now take place on Sunday 13 November 2022. The postponement is due to the biosecurity measures […]