Abel Kicphumba and Brenda Jepleting were crowned the champions of Road to Records half marathon ran today in Herzogenaurah, the Adidas headquarters in Germany. Kipchumba won the men’s race in 58:48, leading a podium sweep for Kenyans with Alexander Mutiso crossing the fine line timing 59:20 with Amos Kibiwot ending the podium in 59:3.4. “I […]
Athletics Kenya has confirmed that the World Cross country Tour will be held in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu county. The federation picked Eldoret as one of its venues to host the 7th leg of the inaugural 2022 World Cross Country Tour on February 12th. The Eldoret, which hosted the 2019 World cross country national trials comes […]
Preparations are on top gear for Kenya to host the 2022 world cross country Invitational Tour in February. The cross country comes just days after Athletics Kenya hosted a successful world under 20 Athletics championships at the Kasarani stadium. According to the federation’s president Jack Tuwei they have started putting things on order to host […]
It was night of laughs for Kenyan athletics lovers when Benjamin Kigen and Emmanuel Korir ended the Diamond League season in high spirit. After losing an Olympic 3,000m steeplechase title, settling for bronze, Kigen has proved to be a man to reckon with after winning the Zurich meeting, the final round of the series, adding […]
Double Olympic Games 1,500m champion Faith Kipyegon Chepngetich, Olympic 1,500m silver medalist Timothy Cheruiyot and former world junior 2,000m steeplechase champion Norah Jeruto ended the Diamond League a high note by winning the Zurich meetings today evening. Kipyegon won the title in 3:58.33 beating her new rival Sifan Hassan to second after setting the Olympic […]
Olympic Games 800m semifinalists Mary Moraa has set her focus for the 2021 World Athletics Continental Tour meeting to be staged at the Kasarani stadium. Dubbed KipKeino Classic, the September 18th encounter will see top world track athletes converge at the facility to mark the end of the track and field season. Moraa, who made […]
Olympic Games 5,000m silver medalist Hellen Obiri lost the 5,000m title to Burundian Francine Niyonsaba in day one of Zurich Diamond league yesterday night in Switzerland. Niyonsaba won the title in 14:28.98 ahead of Obri’s 14:29.68 to settle second with Ethiopian Ejgayehu Taye finishing third in 14:30.30. World 5,000m silver medallist Margaret Chelimo was 4th […]
Kenyan athletes will be chasing various titles as Diamond League series comes to an end on Thursday at the Zurich meeting in Belgium on Thursday after kicking off today. After winning 1,500m silver at the Olympic Games, world champion Timothy Cheruiyot will renew his rivalry with Olympic 1,500m champion Jakob Ingebrigtset. Others in the 1,500m […]
Nymira governor Amos Nyaribo today launched the inaugural Nyamira Great Run, where elite athletes will be competing in half marathon and 10km cross country. The October 31st race was officially launched today where the 21-km will start at Chepilat on the border of Nyamira/Bomet Counties and finish at Ikonge Primary School. Both men and women […]
World Athletics has announced new dates for World Race Walking championships. The world athletics governing body announced that the championships will be held Oman between 4th and 5th March 2022. More to follow