Double Olympic Games champion Beatrice Chebet and former World 10,000m silver medalist Stanley Waithaka Mburu will lead Kenyan onslaught at the Prefontaine Classic, the Diamond League series. Chebet and Mburu among others named by Athletics Kenya will be seeking to qualify for World Athletics Championships in Tokyo in the 5,000m women and 10,000m men at […]
Double Lagos marathon champion Abraham Kiptum has set focus to compete at the 4th edition of the Nairobi City Marathon set for Sunday July 6th in Kenyan Capital, Nairobi. Speaking last week at his training base in Kapsabet, Nandi County, Kiptum said that he wants to make a mark at the race following his return […]
Samson Lemayan and Mercy Kwamboka were the winners of 2025 Lewa Marathon held today at the Lewa Conservancy. In men, Lemayan from Maralal, Samburu County clocked 2:28:35 for the title ahead of John Musee and Joseph Kariuki managed second and third positions respectively. Lemayan said that his determination and focus is what motivated his win […]
Commonwealth Games 100m champion Ferdinand Omanyala, George Mutinda, Esther Mutinda, Esther Mbagari among others cruised to victory at the second and last day of Athletics Kenya track and field national championships held at the Ulinzi Sports Complex. Selected results 100m women 100m men 100m hurdles women 110m hurdles men 200m women 200m men 400m women […]
Bangsaen 10km champion Loice Chmining, Mary Nyaruai Ekiru were the winners in day one of the Athletics Kenya National track and field championships at the Ulinzi Sports Complex, Nairobi. At the same time, Olympic 800m champion Mary Moraa shone in their respective races ahead of tomorrow’s finals. Moraa won in 2:10.62 ahead of Judy Kemunto […]
Three time Olympic 1,500m champion Faith Chepnegtich Kipyegon failed to hit the under 4 minute mark in today’s Breaking 4 Challenge in Paris, France. The Stade Charlety challenge was to make multiple world 1,500m champion to become the first women on the globe to run the One Mile under four minutes but that was impossible […]
After setting the World under 20 1,500m World record, Kenya’s teenager Phanuel Kipkosgei Koech set the Golden Spike, Ostrava, the World Athletics Continental Tour. Koech, who set the world record during the Paris Meeting in 1,500m at 3:27.72 set the Ostrava course record at 3:29.05. The teenager, who was part of team Kenya at the […]
Irene Jepkemboi’s journey to stardom has only started after setting the national javelin record during the USA National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA). The 21 year old hurled 60.31m to set the national record, after breaking her own record of 58.36m to break the long standing Kenya’s record of 53.58m set by Cecilia Kiplagat in 2007. […]
Reigning Boston marathon champion Sharon Lokedi and Tanzanian Gabriel Geay were the winners of yesterday’s Boston 10km Road race held in the USA. Lokedi, who in April won the Boston marathon title won the Boston 10km title after clocking 31:39 beating compatriot Gladys Kwamboka to second position at 31:39 with American Emily Sisson clocking 31:42 […]
Four athletes are set to double their chances at the Confederation of Africa (CAA) under 18/20 championships set for Nigeria next month. Following the announcement of the official team Kenya by the Athletics Kenya following the national trials that came to an end today at the Afriaha stadium in Nakuru for continental championships set for […]