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 […]
President Uhuru Kenyatta and Athletics Kenya led Kenyans in ouring the sudden death of former world cross country champion Agnes Jebet, Tirop. The world 10km record holder was found dead in her house at the free-area in Iten, Egeyo Marakwet County on Wednesday morning. The athlete, who has dominated both track and road running was […]
Athletics lover are mourning the sudden death of former world cross country champion Agnes Jebet Tirop who was found murdered in her house. Tirop, who recently set the new world 10km was foind, hacked to death in E Iten, Elgeyo Marakwet county and police are investigating the death of the athlete but sources have linked […]
Daniel Muindi Joyce Jemutai will be leading other Kenyan athletes at the weekend’s Cape Town marathon set for Sunday 17th in South Africa. The Kenyan contingent will be chasing the Kshs 1.4 million as prize money as the race returns following the 2020 cancelation caused by COVID-19. Kenya’s Edwin Koech and Celestine Chepchirchir won the […]