World cross country junior champion Beatrice Chebet, world 3,0000m steeplechase record holder Beatrice Chepkoech, former world cross country champion Agnes Tirop and world 5000m champion Helen Obiri will be battling for a title in Doha Diamond League in Qatar. The quartet will be joined by former world 3,000m steeplechase champion Hyvin Kiyeng, Africa 1500m champion […]
With less than two weeks to KipKeino Classic, the world Athletics Continental Tour, the government through the ministry of Sports will allow a maximmu of 6,000 fans at the 30,000 seater Nyayo stadium. Speaking during the launch of the event set to be held on October 4rd, sports cabinet secretary Amina Mohammed said that the […]
Athletics Kenya today released the timetable for the Kip Keino Classic, the World Athletics Continental Tour to be held at Nyayo National Stadium on 3rd October. More to follow
Making his maiden running in 10,000m, reigning Africa cross country junior champion Nicholas Kimeli broke the world lead that had stayed for only six hours set former world junior 3,000m champion Richard Kimunyan had won in Japan. The two time Maria Soti cross country champion won the Leiden Golden Spike in 26:58.97 in the Netherlands […]
Former World Youth 3,000m Champion Richard Kimunyan ran the world lead time to win the inter company race in Japana. Running for Hitachi Butsuryu, Kimunyan clocked 27:01.42 to beat fellow kenyan runner Benard Koech with a second (27:02.39) with world half marathon silver medalist Bedan Karoki a close third (27:02.80). Branaba Kitilit, who coach both […]
Athletics Kenya has set the date for the second edition of Mount Kenya Running champions to be held in Meru County. On Saturday, the athletes federation through Peter Angwenyi announced that the race will be held on 20th February 2021 . ngweny said that the race has been factored into the AK calendar. More to […]
In honoring the departed former Olympics 3,00m silver medalist Ben Jipcho, Bungoma Governor Wycliffe Wangamati will be naming Kaptama High Altitude Training Camp in Mt Elgon in his name. The camp, which is under construction, is set to revive athletics in the region as well as honouring the legendary Jipcho who died in July and […]
Former world 3,000m steeplechase champion Hyvin Kiyeng stunned world 3, 000 steeplechase world record holder Beatrice Chepkoech to win the ISTAF in Berlin, Germany today. The Olympic Games 3,000m silver medalist last defeated the world champion in the 2017 Doha meeting but today’s race was clear that she can clear the hurdles faster. She won […]
The annual Eldoret City marathon has been cancelled due to the coronavirus Pandemic. Race director Moses Tanui said that the race, which was entering its third edition was initially postponed but due to the non-stop spread of the virus across the world, they decided to cancel the race. “It is very sad to announce the […]
NTV Kenya will be airing the highly hyped London marathon set for 4th October 2020 as the only remaining race in the World Marathon Majors with majority of them canceled due to covid19. The rrace will feature top athletes led by world marathon record holder Eliud Kipchohe, Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele among others. Today, the Kenyan […]