Organizers of Sunday’s Beijing marathon have definelty cancelled the race following the rise in coronavirus in the country. According to BBC, Organisers, just like Wuhan marathon that was cancelled last weekend canceled the “in order to prevent the risk of the epidemic spreading (and) effectively protect the health and safety of the majority of runners, […]
Two time Olympic Games 1,500m champion Faith Kipyegon will be the VIP guest at the 2021 Great 10km Ethiopian Run International. The November 14th event to be staged in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa will be hosting the 27-year old world 1,500m silver medalist. The former world 1,500m junior champion will be accompanied by former […]
President Uhuru Kenyatta has congratulated double Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge when he won the ANOC Award yesterday. Kipchoge, who holds thw world marathon record was voted as the best athlete during the Olympic Games held in Tokyo, Japan and the a global recognition of Kenya’s prominence as a sporting nation. He faced off with […]
Kenyans Brenda Kiprono and Ezekiel Koech were the winners of the 19th edition of Linz Marathon held yesterday in Austria. Kiprono won the women’s race with the course record of 2:30.27, from the previous record of 2:30.45 set by Lisa-Christina Stublic in 2011. As her personal best time, the 24 year old defeated Urge Diro […]
Kenyan Ednah Mukhwana and Ethiopia’s Habtamu Girma won the Bilbao Night Marathon titles ran in Spain on Saturday. Mukhwana won the title in 2:36.39 setting a new course record beating the record that had been set by Ethiopian Zeritu Wakjire in 2019 at 2:49.24. Ethiopia’s Girma won the men’s title in 2:16.02 ahead of […]
Former Commonwealth Games 10,000m champion Grace Kwamboka Momanyi and upstart Ernest Kibet Tarus won the 25th edition of Ljubljana Marathon ran today in Slovenia Republic. Kwamboka, the former Africa Athletics championships 5,000m bronze medalist was victorious in women’s race with 2:38.10. The Kenyan, who was the flag bearer during the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in […]
Former world 10,000m champion Stella Barsosio and Olympic Games marathon bronze medalist Bashir Abdi won the Rotterdam marathon race held today in the Netherlands. The Kenyan Barsosio, who overcame road accident two years ago won the 42km title in 2:22.08 ahead of home girl Nataliya Lehonkove (2:30.28) and former Ljubljana marathon champion Bornes Kitur completing […]
It was an all Kenyan podium sweep at the 2021 edition of Venice marathon held today in Italy. Anderson Seroi Saitoti led the men’s podium sweep for Kenyans when he won the title in 2L12.21 beating compatriots Justus Kangogo to second in 2:13.34 and Gilbert Chumba in 2:13.55 for second and third positions respectively while […]
Kenyan Abel Kipchumba and Ethiopian Letesenbet Goday were crowned the champions of 2021 Valencia Half marathon champions held today in Spain. Kipchumba led the podium sweep for Kenyans with world 10km record holder finishing second and Daniel Mateiko completing the podium sweep. The champion cut the tape in 58:07 with Kipruto second in 58:09 and […]
Former World cross country champion Agnes Jebet Tirop was laid to rest today in her parents home in Nandi County following her brutal murder last week. More to follow