Kenya continued with their superlative performance when Edwin Terer claimed a bronze in 10,000m race walk at the ongoing 4th edition of the World Deaf Athletics Championships in Lublin Athletics Stadium in Poland. The walk race which had eight participants with two who did not finish and three who did not start due to the weather […]
Simon Kubai won the first gold for Lenya at the World Deaf Athletics Championships that kicked off in Lublin, Poland on Monday. As Kubai won gold in 10,0000m, his compatriot Martin Ndung’u won bronze medal in the same race on Monday. The 34 year old crossed the finish line in 29:44.44 ahead of Swedish Otto […]
Kenya’s gold rush was witnessed on Sunday winning three gold medals on the last day of the World Under 20 Athletics Championships. On the last day of the five day event, Kenya scooped four gold medals to wrap up the championship with 16 medals (8 gold, a silver and 7 bronze to top the medal […]
Kenya wrapped the world under 20 athletics championships with bronze from the 4x400m men’s relay, the last event of the championships at the Kasarani stadium. The team of Kenyan quartet of Joshua Wanyonyi, Elkanah Kiprotich, Kennedy Kimeu and Peter Kithome timed 3:05.94 settled for bronze to hand Kenya the 17th medal.
Zena Cheptoo won silver in 5,000m women following the disqualification of Ethiopian and Uganda at the World Under 20 Athletics Kasarani, Nairobi. Ethiopia’s Milzan Alem and Uganda’s Prisca Chesang were disqualified enabling Cheptoo to take the silver after finishing in 3:17.12 Cheptoo timed 3:17.88 while Ethiopia’s Mizan Alem who clocked 3:13.12 won the race for […]
Another Ezekiel Kemboi was born on Sunday when Amos Serem won 3,000m steeplechase gold for the country bat the world under 20 athletics championships at Kasarani. Serem who led compatriot Simon Kibet for bronze produced a Kemboi dance after winning the gold, the same way Kemboi used to dance with victory in major championships.
Purity Chepkirui was on top of her game, winning the 7th gold for Kenya at the World under 20 championships at the Kasarani stadium. Chepkirui led another Kenyan Winnie Jemutai to win bronze with Ethiopian Diribe Welteji who managed squeeze in between for a silver medal. The youngster crossed the finish line in 4:16.07 with […]
Kenya’s Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Noah Kibet won gold and bronze for Kenya on the last day of World under 20 championships at Kasarani. The win propelled Kenya to six gold medals to maintain their position at the top of the log with ten medals with a silver and 5 bronze. Wanyonyi won the 800m title […]
New York City marathon champion Joyciline Jepkosgei and Felix Kipkoech led podium sweep in today’s 40th edition of Berlin Half Marathon. The world half marathon record holder, Jepkosgei won the title in 65:16 with a cpurse record in the Germany capital, leading Nancy Metto to second in 65:21 and Valary Aiyabei (67:32) completed the podium […]
Sylvia Chelangat won the third bronze medal for Kenya at the World under 20 athletics championships in Kasarani stadium. The medal in 400m women was won in 52:23 seconds behind Nigerian Imaobong Nse Uko winning gold when she timed 51:55 seconds and Polish international Kornelia Lesiewicz for silver in 51:97 seconds. In men’ Kennedy Kimeu […]