In mourning the late Agnes Jebet Tirop, felamel athletes have called on their male counterparts to end Gender based Violence (GBV) and domestic violence. Speaking in Eldoret on Sunday, the athletes led by Athletics Keya Atletes’ representative Milcah Chemos said that GBV and toxic marriage and relation should not end people’s lives the way Tirop […]
Kenyan Angela Tanui and Ethiopian Tamirat Tolo were the winners of today’s Amsterdam Marathon race ran in the Netherlands. The Kenyan Tanui won the title with the new course record of 2:17.57 Tolo also won the race with the course record of 2:03.38, lowering the Kenyan runner’s record Lawrence Cherono he set in 2018 at […]
Elisha Rotich ran away with Paris Marathon course record in a race held today in Paris, France. The Kenyan runner won the title in 2:04.18 lowering the forer record of 2:05.04 that had been set by Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele in 2014. Ethiopian Tigist Memuye won the women title in 2:26.12 for the title. Paris marathon […]
Kenya’s cross country runner Lydia Naliaka Simiyu won the Cape Town marathon title held today in South Africa. Making her debut in marathon, Simiyu clocked 2:25.41 for the title with a course record that was held by compatriot Celestine Chepchirchir in 2:26.44. Running on home ground, Stephen Mokoka defended his title heblast won in 2019 […]
Two time London marathon champion Priscah Jeptoo and Nicholas Kirwa are set to shine at the Paris marathon set for this Sunday (17th) October in France. The former Olympic Games marathon silver medallist, Jeptoo has her personal best of 2:20.14 set during the 2012 London Marathon. At 37, Jeptoo will be returning into action after […]
Double Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge has been named the 2024 Paris Olympic Games ambassador . Today, the world marathon record holder was announced on his social media pages, that he has been appointed as ambassador for Paris 2024 Olympics games. This means that the athlete will take another stab to defend his title for […]
Kenya Police have announced the arrest of the prime suspect in the murder of former world cross country champion Agnes Jebet Tirop. It is believed that the Jebet’s husband Emmanuel Ibrahim Rotich is the prime suspect in the murder of the Olympian who was found dead in her house in Iten, Elgeyo Marakwet county on […]
Former Africa cross country silver medalist Hosea Mwok macharinyang was laid to rest today in his Murkwifit home in West Pokot County with retired athletes calling for proper investment. Macharinyang, who has represented the country in various world events died early this week after committing suicide at his home. Former athletes led by former world […]
As Kenyans continue to mourn the late Agnes Jebet Tirop, the Athletics Kenya has suspended their cross country meetings. The two meetings that were to start the AK calendar, starting from the Machakos meeting that was to be held this Saturday at the Machakos Peple’s park and that of Iten, in Elgeyo Marakwet County have […]
Athletics family is mourning another athlete who was killed by her alleged husband in Kirinyaga. Edith Muthoni becomes the second athlete to be killed after former world cross country champion Agnes Jebet Tirop was murdered at her home in Iten. According to the reports given by the directorate of criminal investigations, it has been revealed […]