Olympic 1,500m champion Faith Kipyegon won in her first Diamond League title in Monaco after winning the 1,000m title. The world 1,500m silver medalist clocked 2:29.15 as the only Kenya runner in the category. But Ugandan Joshua Cheptegein broke the world record in 5,000m lowering Kenenisa Bekele’s previous time of 12:37.35. The World 10,000m champion […]
Reigning world 5,000m champion Helen Obiri and world 1,500m champion Timothy Cheruiyot were the winners of the Monaco Diamond League held on Friday night in France. Obiri, the reigning Olympic Games 5,000m silver won 5,000m title ahead of World 10,000m silver medallist Letesenbet Gidey from Ethiopia. The world cross country champion romped into victory with […]
Rescheduled World Under 20 championships to be hosted at the Moi Sports Centre, Kasarani has locked out many junior athletes who were set for the championships this year. As he makes his debut at the Diamond League, competing in 5,000m this weekend at the Monaco Diamond League, the reigning Africa Youth 5,000m silver medalist Jacob […]
Africa cross country junior champion Nicholas Kimeli will be at the starting line-up to try his luck in the 5,000m title as Diamond League resumes this weekend in Monaco, France. The two time Maria Soti cross country winner will be lining up with Africa junior 5,000m silver medalist Jacob Krop as the only two kenyans […]
Leonard Bett will be chasing his maiden win at the Monaco Diamond League as the only Kenyan in 3,000m steeplechase after world and Olympic Games champion was ruled out after he tested positive for coronavirus. The Friday show in France will be openiong eyes for upstart who will be chasing the title as athletics events […]
World Athletics has postponed the Kip Keino Classic Continental Tour to be hosted at the Nyayo National stadium for a week. Today, the athletics body rescheduled the event that was to be held on September 26th, moved to October 3 at the same venue. The changes are as a result of a change in the […]
Chewoyet Boys mathematics and Physics teacher Edward Moti explains why he chose to tap and nurture junior athletes, settig up a training camp in the school. With the county od West Pokot being the epicentre of cattle rustling, Moti has set up a niche in his coaching. Full report https://www.the-star.co.ke/sports/athletics/2020-08-12-motis-mission-to-rescue-young-west-pokot-runners/
“See you in 2021.” This was the opening and disappointing quote as organisers of the Paris marathon cancelled the 2020 Paris marathon scheduled for November 15th 2020. On Tuesday morning, the organisers announced on their official twitter handle @parismarathon saying: “After trying to do everything to maintain the event, we alongside the Ville de Paris […]
Kenya tourism Board made world marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge as the brand ambasador and ran in Mara national park.
Olympic Games 1,500m champion Faith Kipngetich Kipyegon and world 800m bronze medalist Ferguson Rotich will be the only Kenyan runners in 1,000m and 800m respectively at the Friday’s Diamond League in Monaco, France. Kipyegon, the world 1,500m silver medalist will be chasing the title in the coronavirus period alongside Polish international Sofia Ennouui, Uganda’s duo […]