Olympic Games marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge’s mission to compete at the Hamburg marathon in Germany has been moved to NN Mission Marathon at the Enschede in the Netherlands. The rescheduled race that was set to be run on 11th April was moved to April 18th in the Netherlands due to the upsurge of coronavirus in […]
Former world 800m silver medalist Joshua Tiampati Masikonde is confident that he will be back with bang when the sporting world returns to normalcy especially track and field. The lanky runner, who represented the country at various championships while in his junior ranks has been battling sickness as well as the injury that kept him […]
Former Prime Minister Raila Amollo Odinga, Uasin Gishui county governor Jackson Mandago, Harambee Stars striker Michael Olunga and Boxing Federation of Kenya (BFK) led a host of leaders to congratulate Ruth Chapengetich and Kibiwott Kandie for their victory at the 2021 Istanbul Half marathon ran today in Turkey. The world marathon champion, Chepngetich won the […]
q0is9 World marathon champion Ruth Chepngetich broke the world half marathon with her win at the Istanbul half marathon ran today in Turkey. In her third title win, Chepngetich smashes the world half marathon record in 64:02 as a new world record (mixed gender) beating then world record by 29 seconds that was held […]
World half marathon silver medalist Kibiwott Kandie led a podium sweep at the Istanbul Half marathon ran today in Turkey. The world half marathon led an all Kenyan podium sweep with former world half marathon record holder Geoffrey Kamworor in second and upstart Roncer Kipkorir in third for all Kenyan show. Kandie set a new […]
Beatrice Chepkoech and Kibiwott Kandie’s world records were ratified today by the athletics governing body world Athletics. The world 3,000m steeplechase record holder, Chepkoech broke the 5km world record during the Monaco Run on February 13 when she clocked 14:43. The win improved her previous women’s record in a mixed gender race of 14:48 set […]
Former Chicago marathon champion Abel Kirui has set his focus to earn good results when he lines up at the Mumbai marathon set for May India. The two time world marathon champion said he is training well for the race, expecting good results. Full report https://www.the-star.co.ke/sports/athletics/2021-03-30-kirui-eyes-mumbai-marathon-title-in-may/
Athletics Kenya president Jack Tuwei led Kenyan athletics lovers in mourning the passing on of former Olympian Thomas Saisi who passed on today in aged 75. Saisi was part of a Kenyan male quartet, which clinched gold in the 4×400 yards (now 4x400m relay) at the 1972 Olympics in Munich where they clocked 2.59.83. He […]
Hamburg marathon, which was set for April 11th has been postponed by one week. In a tweet by the reigning Olympic marathon champion, who was set to compete at the event, where he started his marathon career will now be held on 18th April. On his official twitter account, the world marathon record holder posted: […]
Eldoret City marathon that was set to be held on 11th April has been postponed until further notice following the containment measures put by President Uhuru Kenyatta last Friday to avoid the upsurge of coronavirus pandemic spread in the county. Today, race organisers led by Uasin Gishu governor Jackson Mandago and race director Moses Tanui […]