Olympic marathon champion won the NN Mission Marathon ran today at Enschede’s Twente Airport in the Netherlands. It was a great come back for the world marathon record holder who defeated his training mate Jonathan Korir to win the race in 2:04.30 to erase the last year’s London Marathon where he finished eighth. In a racer […]
The opening leg of Diamond League has been moved from Rabat Morocco to Gateshead, England on May 23 according organizers. Also to be changed is the Rome Golden Gala slated for June 10 will relocate to Florence from its traditional venue of Stadio Olimpico that is set to host European Championships. At the same time, […]
Athletics Kenya (AK) has named the final squad for this year’s World Relay Championships set for May 1 and 2 in Silesia, Poland. The federation will also using the championships to select the relays team for the rescheduled Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Kenya will be represented in seven events: the men’s and women’s 4x400m, […]
Former Toronto Waterfront marathon champion Laban Korir will be chasing another title when he lines up at the Enschede NN Mission Marathon on Sunday. Korir, who will be chasing the title alongside Olympic Marathon and world marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge said he has prepared well for the title despite the race being postponed from […]
An elite team competition designed to make the marathon a more strategic and engaging spectacle will be held in Prague on 30 May. Dubbed ‘The Battle of the Teams’, the event is the brainchild of RunCzech, organisers of the Prague Marathon and many other leading road races in the Czech Republic. Four teams – each […]
Three time Toronto marathon champion Philemon Rono and Barcelona marathon champion Victor Chumo are expected to provide the needed speed at the Sunday’s NN Mission Marathon running. The experienced pacesetters will be the key for world marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge, former Toronto marathon champion Laban Korir, former Olympic games and world marathon champion Stephen […]
Organizers of the 2021 NN Mission Marathon in Enschede on Sunday have released places where fans can follow live event. On Tuesday evening the NN organizers announced various venues in the race set for 18th April 2021 at the Enschede in the Netherlands. The race will be live broadcasted on different channels around the world. […]
Former Africa 3,000m junior silver medalist Gladys Chesir is optimistic of winning her maiden marathon title when she lines up at the NN Mission Marathon in Enschede on Sunday. The former Commonwealth Youth Games 3,000m champion has high hopes to achieve high results in a race that was rescheduled for 11th April to 18th April 2021, […]
Former Guangzhou Marathon silver medalist Emmanuel Naibei won the sixth edition of the Lagos City Marathon held over the weekend in Nigeria. The Kenyan extended the nations dominance when he clocked 2:11.37 for the title. His win was an improvement after finishing The 2019 Guangzhou Marathon second placed Naibei defeated Ethiopian duo of Deresa Geleta […]
Former Venice marathon champion Angela Tanui and Eric Kiptanui won the Xiamen Marathon yesterday in Siena with course records. In the women category, Tanui ran with a course record, winning the race in 2:20:08 shading off five minutes off her personal best and reducing the all comers’ in the country set by Vivian Kiplagat’s 2:22:25 […]