Hillary Ng’eno and Abel Kilwake will lead Kakamega County on Saturday for Athletics Kenya Western Region cross country champions to be held at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) ground. Unfortunately, the county will not present their 10km senior women after they failed who turn up at the county meeting held last weekend. […]
Returning from an injury, former world military 1,500m bronze medalist Emmanuel Kipsang has vowed to reclaim his position in the cross country when he lines up at the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) cross country championships set for this Friday. The former KDF champion Kipsang will be representing Kenya Navy said he has recovered from a knee […]
Little known Robert Keter’s world 5km record of 13:22 has been ratified after winning the Urban Trail Lille 5km on 9 November. Keter upstaged a quality field to take seven seconds off the previous world record after defeating world under 20 5,000m silver medalist Stanley Waithaka, Davis Kiplangat and Gilbert Kwemoi. Who won the title […]
World marathon record holder Brigid Kosgei will be chasing the Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) Half Marathon, the World Athletics Gold Label Road Race title on 21st February. The reigning London marathon champion broke the world marathon record when she won the Chicago marathon last year in 2:14:04. The Honolulu marathon champion will return to the […]
Uncertain to run for Kenya at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, reigning world marathon bronze medalist Amos Kipruto has shifted his focus to win Tokyo marathon set for March 1st 2020. The runner, who won Rome marathon in 2:08.12 in his debut finished third in 2018 at Tokyo marathon timing 2:06.33 has taken training seriously, supping about […]
Reigning world 10,000m bronze medalist Rhonex Kipruto is set to defend his Discovery Kenya cross country that turns 29 years on Sunday at Eldoret Sports Club, Uasin Gishu County. Two-time world under 20 10,000m champion, who won last year’s title went ahead to win his first world medal in Doha and luck came along this […]
Reigning world 5,000m bronze medalist Margaret Chelimo edged out world cross country champion Hellen Obiri and world cross country junior champion Beatrice Chebet to win the Cross Internacional de Itálica in Santiponce, the world Athletics Cross Country permit series in Spain’s city of Seville. On-form Chelimo clocked 28:37 with ahead of world under 20 5,000m […]
Former Harambee Stars player Dennis Oliech has officially retired from active football. Daily Nation reported that the long serving strikers, who played professional football failed to nail a move to any Kenyan Premier League (KPL) club. Oliech had hoped of being signed by one of the KPL clubs notably Wazito or Bandari, but with less […]
Bravin Kogei and Monica Chirchir won the men’s and women titles respectively of the Athletics Kenya North Rift region held at Ekales Sports Ground in Lodwar, Turkana county. Due to scorching sun the region, the event was held in dusk to avoid much dehydration by athletes. y Cherop (20:28.20). Selected results 8km junior men Bravin […]
Western region counties of Vihiga, Busia and Kakamega will be staging their championships this Saturday. Western region A.K chairman Patrick Kipsang said they want to come out with a formidable regional team that will compete with others to ensure they succeed at the nationals. He added that the weekend championships programmes have already been set, […]