Former Olympic Games javelin silver medalist Julius Yego will be seeking to reclaim his title at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. The veteran thrower threw 85.96m to qualify into the finals after beating the 84.50m qualifying standards in Group B set for Thursday September 18th in search of the title he won […]
Over three hundred junior athletes are expected to face off at the inaugural Cheptigit Cross Country Challenge set for Saturday September 20th at the Complete Sports Centre in Kaptagat, Uasin Gishu County. Themed “Education and Sports”, race director led by Complete Sports Athletics Training Centre Japheth Kimutai said that the event will cater for secondary […]
Reigning Olympic Games 800m champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi, newcomers Kelvin Kimtai Loti and Nicholas Kiplangat Kebenei hav qualified to compete at the semifinals in the 800m at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Competing in the last heat 5, wanyonyi qualified after crossing the finish line first in 1:45.05. Wanyonyi, fresh from winning the […]
Double Olympic Games 1,500m champion Faith Kipyegon won her 4th world championships title at the ongoing world Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Kipyegon won the title, leading 1-2 podium finish for Kenyans when Dorcus Ewoi won silver as Jessica Hull settled for bronze and Winny Chepchirchir coming 4th. As the world record holder in the […]
The reigning world under 20 3,000m steeplechase champion Edmund Serem won bronze medal at the ongoing world Athletics Championships in Tokyo, japan. The young assassin showd no respect for the regulars to settle for third position after clocking 8:34.56 in a race won by New Zealand Geordie Beamish (8:33.88) with a silver going to the […]
Former World 1,500m champion Timothy Cheruiyot and former world under 20 champion Reynold Cheruiyot have qualified to compete in the men’s 1,500m final at the ongoing world Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Timothy, who finished in heat 1 in 4th position automatically qualified into the finals set for Thursday after clocking 3:35.61 with top six […]
Reigning Commonwealth Games 400m hurdles bronze medalist Wiseman Were Mukhobe has qualified to compete into the semifinals of the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Were, who ran his personal best of 48.27, was initially out of competition after finishing 5th in Heat behind Qatar’s Abderrahman Samba cruised to victory in 48.03, ahead of […]
Olympic Games 3,000m steeplechase bronze medalist Faith Cherotich will be joined by Doris Lemngole into the finals of the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Cherotich will be facing off with defending champion Kenyan-born turned Bahraini Winfred Yavi on Wednesday 17th final in the battle for gold medal. Having bronze at the Budapest two […]
Asbel Kiplimo Naiboi and Gladys Jepkemboi Kwambai were the winners of yesterday’s Swedbank Tallinn half Marathon held in Estonia. Naiboi won the men’s title after clocking 61.39 ahead of compatriot David Korichei Cheserek (62.05) and Ethiopian Teresa Nyakola Gela (64.59) came third. Home grown Morten Siht (66.32) ws 4th followed by another Estonian, Olavi Allase […]
Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli and Likina Amebaw were crowned the champions of today’s Copenhagen half marathon. Kipkorirwon the title at 58:23 led 1-2-3-4-5-6 podium sweep for Kenyans with Vincent Langat coming second at 58:24 before Isaiah lasoi completing the podium in 58:49. Other Kenyans were Patrick Mosin, who was 4th as Gilbert Kiprotich and Alex Matata […]