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Jebitok meets Olympic qualifying standards at True Athletes Classics

Reigning world under 18 1,500m silver medalist Edinah Jebitok has qualified for the Olympic Games that will be held next month in Tokyo, Japan. After missing to qualify during the national trials when she finished third behind winner Faith Chepnhetich and Emily Tuwei, won the 4:03.46 during the True Athletes Classics Leverkusen, Germany. At the […]

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Rono to chase Re-Discover Nandi 10km title

Two time Varadero half marathon champion Timothy Kiplagat Rono will be in action chasing the 11th Re-Discover Nandi 10km Road race title set for this Sunday in Kapsabet, Nandi County. With the aim of environmental conservation, the annual race starts at the Kamonjil area in Emgwen Constituency passing through the famous Chebarbar junction on Eldoret-Kisumu […]

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President Kenyatta opens world under secretariat

Dreams to host World under 20 will become live after President Uhuru Kenyatta officially opened the 2020 World Athletic Under-20 Championships secretariat at Kasarani. The president was received at the secretariat by the Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Amina Mohamed, the 2020 World Under-20 Local Organising Committee (LOC) chairman, Jack Tuwei and the event’s chief executive […]

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Jepchirchir to attempt Kosgei’s world marathon record

Reigning world half marathon record holder Peres Jepchirchir will be attempting to break the world marathon record. The two time world half marathon champion Jepchichir is determined the break the 2:14.04 world record mark currently being held by Brigid Kosgei she set t the 2019 Chicago marathon. With both athletes in Kenya marathon team for […]

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Wamira siblings dominates as DAAK name World Deaf Championships team

Wamira siblings David, Beryl and Rael will lead Kenyan deaf runners at the World Deaf Athletics Championships to be held in Lublin, Poland. Today, the Deaf Athletics Association of Kenya (DAAK) selected 36 athletes during the national trials that came to an end today at Nyayo National stadium to fly the Kenyan flag at the […]

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Cheruto, Kimitei, Korir top Kigali International marathons

Isgah Cheruto, Edna Jerono Kimitei, Alfred Kipkemboi and Gideon Kibii dominated the Kigali International Peace Marathon ran on Sunday in Kigali, Rwanda. Cheruto won the women’s 42km race with Kimitei finishing third in women’s half marathon as Kipkemboi was 6th in men’s marathon and Kibii in 15th position at the men’s half marathon. In women’s […]

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Cheruiyot, Kipchumba out as AK names 42 athletes for team Kenya

Olympic 5,000m champion Vivian Cheruiyot and Valencia marathon champion have been left out in the marathon team after Athletics Kenya named their final squad today after the Olympic trials track and field that came to an end todat at Kasarani stadium. Today, the athletes federation named a total of 42 athletes for the Tokyo Olympic […]