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 […]
Reigning world 3,000m steeplechase champion Conseslas Kipruto, commonwealth Games 5,000m world 3,000m steeplechase record holder Beatrice Chepkoech have been allowed to travel to Europe ahead of the Monaco Diamond League. The series opener following the coronavirus pandemic will take place on 14th August at the Stade Louis II in Fontvieille, Monaco. The athletes were not […]
For the last one year former Barcelona marathon champion Philip Kangogo has been battling with the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) where he has been forced to sign that he has agreed that he doped and receive lesser punishment. But the adamant Kangogo has warned that he will not negotiate his ban for use of prohibited […]
Athletes from Elgeyo Marakwet County have urged Athletics Kenya (AK) to set up region or county offices as a way of reducing the gap between athletes and head office in Nairobi. Led by Abraham Chelang’a, the athletes questioned why there are no regional or county offices yet athletes are spread across the country, representing the […]
Doha Diamond League, the 5th of the series has been scheduled for 9 October after it could not be held as the traditional season opener in April, but will now take place instead on 25 September. The plan is to stage 12 disciplines. A list of athletes who will compete in the Qatari capital will […]
Shoe4Africa CEO Toby Tanser, mourned the fallen 1968 1,500m Olympic silver medallist Ben Jipcho, who was buried in his Kisawai home, Trans Nzoia County on Friday as a peacemaker. In long Facebook post, Tanser wrote that Jipcho, the All Africa Games champion executed this during the 2007/08 post-election violence that rocked the country following the […]