Eldoret City marathon race director Moses Tanui has urged all registered athletes for this year’s race to collect their running numbers on time to avoid last minute rush. Speaking in Eldoret, Tanui, the two time Boston marathon champion said the race has attracted international athletes and gaining international standards, they will have to follow the […]
About 200 budding athletes are expected to compete for Central Rift World under 20 pre-trials this Saturday at the Eliud Kipchoge Annex Track in Kapsabet, Nandi County. Region’s secretary Kennedy Tanui said that the preparations are done in readiness for the junior athletes that will represent the region at the national trials to select Kenya […]
Collins Koros and Winnie Chebet claimed double titles at the concluded Kenya Defence Forces Athletics Championships at Nyayo National stadium. Competing for Kahawa, Koros, who won the 10,000m on Monday, added another title in 5,000m ahead of national trials for Olympic Games to be staged at Kasarani. Chebet also won a double in 1,500m and […]
Athletics Kenya has moved the Olympic Games track and field national trials to Kasarani stadium away from the planned Kipchoge Keino stadium in Eldoret. The trials set for June 17th to 19th ahead of the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan set for July 23rd to August 8th, was initially slated for Eldoret based stadium but […]
Organizers of New York City marathon, one of the World Marathon majors (WMM) have announced that the 2021 event will attract 33,000 runners. Today, they announced that the November 7th event that was cancelled last year due to coronavirus where the race through New York’s five boroughs, starting in Staten Island and finishing in Manhattan’s […]
Reigning world 5,000m champion Hellen Obiri and upstart Collins Koros dominated the Kenya Defence Forces Athletics Championships got underway at the Nyayo National Stadium ahead of Olympic Games trials. Competing for Laikipia Air Base (LAB) Obiri retained her title after timing 15:22.64 ahead of teammate Joyce Chepkemoi and 2016 Africa Sheila Chepkirui from Thika, who […]
World under 18 400m hurdles silver medalist Moitalel Mpoke won the South Eastern Conference Outdoor Championships at the E.B Cushing Stadium, Texas, United States. Mpoke, who won the race in 48.89 has joined other top Kenyan track and field athletes who have already qualified for the Olympic Games set for Tokyo, Japan. He becomes the […]
It was an all Kenyan affair today when Titus Ekiru defended his Milano marathon title, breaking the course record set last year. Kenyan Racheal Mutgaa was the best Kenyan coming in second behind the champion Hiwot Gebrekidan from Ethiopia. The former Honolulu marathon champion won the title ahead of compatriots Reuben Kiprop Kipyego and Barabbas […]
Four time Gold Coast marathon champion Kennedy Mburu Mung’ara will be heading to Milano marathon this Sunday 16th May chasing his second title of the race in Italy. The athlete who won the title in 2015 will be chasing a double title on the course that has defending champion Titus Ekiru, two time world marathon […]
A team of Athletics Kenya officials today assessed Kipchoge Keino stadium in Eldoret ahead of naming the venue to host the Olympic Games national trials. With less than a month to the trials set for June 17th to 19th, the federation had to assess the facility initially on the caladar of events in 2020. Led […]