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 […]
World 3,000m steeplechase record holder Beatrice Chepkoech, Commonwealth 5,000m champion Hellen Obiri and African champion Winny Chebet will be facing off at the Monaco Diamond League set for this weekend in France. The Friday Diamond League will see top Kenyan track mistress compete against each other as athletics show returns in the coronavirus period. World […]
It’s more than a week when government officials led by deputy president William Ruto and former world winning athletes celebrated the 1968 Olympic Games 1,500m silver medalist Ben Jipcho on his burial day at his Kisawai home in Trans Nzoia County. Jipcho, the two time Commonwealth Games champion died a week ago in an Eldoret […]
Olympic and world 3,000m steeplechase Champion Conselus Kipruto has tested positive for coronavirus ahead of Monaco Diamond League. The Coronavirus is a big blow to Kipruto who was making a return into the race and was one of the athletes set to run at the Monaco Diamond League series that starts next Saturday. On his […]
World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge and Brigid Kosgei are set to defend their titles at the rescheduled London Marathon, the world marathon majors race. Kipchoge will be facing off with Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele. The duo, who have the best time in marathon will be held on October 4th meant for elite athletes only after […]