Local cross country runner Emmanuel Bor and upstart Purity Gitonga have been crowned the champions of the inaugural Mount Kenya Mountain race held today in Meru County. Nandi based Bor clocked 46:20 ahead of Martin Magu (46:36:02) while Dennis Kemboi (46:48:05) was third. Home girl Gitonga edged three-time world champion Lucy Murigi to clinch the […]
Reigning African Games 5000m bronze medalist Richard Kimunyan and 400m specialist Maureen Jelagat won their respective races as Athletics Kenya track and field weekend meetings kicked off today in Eldoret. Kimunyan won the men’s 10000m to send Josephat Kipchirchir to second in a photo finish clocking 30:29.3 and 30:29.4 respectively before Kennedy Kimutai placed third […]
It is official that world under 18 800m silver medalist Lydia Jeruto has graduated to compete in 5,000m away from her favourite two-lap race as she will be seeking her maiden 5,000m in Eldoret’s Athletics Kenya track and field. As reported by The Star Newspaper, Jeruto, who has been named in the relay team ahead […]
Newly crowned National cross country champion Kibiwott Kandie extended his winning ways at Ras Al Khaimah half marathon ran today morning in United Arab Emirates as Ethiopia’s Ababel Brihane won with a world record. Kandie, who won the national cross country title last Saturday, won the title in 58:58, leading Kenyans in a 1-2 podium […]
Budding runners Winnie Kimutai and Jacob Krop have set their target to win their maiden titles at this year’s Africa Cross country championships set for Lome, Togo on April 8. Coming from North Rift, the duo will be making their debut at the continental championships, competing in 6km and 8km under 20 women and men […]
Bigwigs will clash in this weekend’s first leg of Athletics Kenya track and field that will be hosted at The University of Eldoret. The two day event that starts on Saturday to Sunday will be a precursor of the Africa Athletics Championships as well as Olympic Games set for Tokyo, Japan. Despite the preparations, Athletics […]
Former Toronto marathon champion Benson Kipruto and Lucy Cheruiyot won the 34th edition of Electrolit Guadalajara Half Marathon ran on Sunday. Kenya’s Jeoffrey Kimutai, Kipruto, Cosmas Birech, Peru’s Ulises Martin and Mexico’s two-time winner and two-time Olympic finalist Juan Luis Barrios. Kipruto secured the title in 1:02:13, a personal best over the distance. Cheruiyot […]
Reigning World half marathon record holder Joyciline Jepkosgei has been included into Africa Cross country team set for Lome, Togo. The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) will be replacing Sheila Chelangat and Commonwealth Games 10,000m silver medallist Stacy Ndiwa who withdrew. The reigning New York Marathon champion will be running alongside reigning 5,000m runner Margaret Chelimo, […]
Kenya’s Victor Chumo won the Barcelona Half Marathon with his personal best on Sunday in Spain. The man who was part of Ineos pace setter won 59:58 to clinch the title improving from 60:03 set last year in Lille. He ran alongside compatriot Moses Koech, Uganda’s Stephen Kissa and Mande Bushendich, and Eritrea’s Abrar Osman and Ethiopia’s Tesfahun Alkanew.
Amos Biwott is regarded as the Kenyan father of 3,000m steeplechase following his first-ever Olympic Games gold medal in the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City. Born in 1945 in Nandi Count, Biwott edged out Ken Kogo in a 1-2 finish for Kenyan team, since then, Kenya has never lost any title in water […]