ATHLETICS

Double world half marathon champion Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor and Ethiopian Mizan Alem were the winners to today’s Antrim Coast Half Marathon held Northern Ireland. TOP RESULTS MEN’S HALF MARATHON POS. NAME NAT TIME 1 Geoffrey KAMWOROR KEN 59:51 2 Tadesse GETAHON ISR 1:01:21 3 Phil SESEMANN GB &NI 1:01:22 4 Sondre MOEN NOR 1:01:25 5 […]

It was a double victory for Maureen Chebor Jepkoech, defending her title second edition of Rift Valley Betika BingwaFest Extravaganza at Afraha Stadium, Nakuru County today. Jepkoech won both the women’s 10,000m and 5,000m while Daniel Kimaiyo claimed the men’s 5,000m crown with Richard Etir secured the men’s 10,000m bragging rights. After retaining her Athletics […]

Athletics Kenya President Jack Tuwei has called on all the atheles set to compete at next month’s World Athletics Championships in Tokyo to uphold integrity, competing in clean sports free from doping. Speaking in Eldoret while officially opening the training camp for middle and long distance runners at High Performance Training Centre (HAPTC) at the […]

Reigning Boston marathon champion John Korir has confident that team Kenya will shine at the next month’s World Athletics Championships set for Tokyo, Japan. Korir, who has dominated many road races across the world said that Athletics Kenya selected a formidable team ready to compete for the world set to start on September 13th to […]

Former Africa Games 5,000m champion Robert Kiprop and Gladys Chepkurui have set their sight on World Cross Country and Copenhagen half marathon respectively. Speaking following their victory at the 4th edition of Betika Uasin Gishu half marathon in Eldoret today, the champions said that competing in local races is better as part of their training […]

Maurine Jepkoech successfully defended her Machakos Cross Country title, the opening leg of Athletics Kenya cross Country championships held today in Machakos County. Coming from North Rift, Jepkoech won the 10km senior women title after clocking 30:37.7 ahead of Sandrafelis Chebet Tuei, who was third last in 31:07.6 with Rebecca Njeri Mwangi completing the podium […]

Joshua Kituku will be out to defend his Betika Uasin Gishu Half Marathon title come Sunday August 10 on the streets of Eldoret. Kithuku, who won the men’s title will be among the more than 800 athletes are poised to battle for a second edition of the race and share of over Sh 1.5 million […]

Athletics Kenya has begun the journey to register various athletics personnel starting from next month. In a statement from Riadha House, the federation said that they want to have records of various training camps in the country, medical staff, coaches and any other athlete support staff. In a two months exercise, South Rift Region will […]

Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has suspended Judy Jelagat Kemboi for violating anti-doping rules when she tested positive for Hydrochlorothiazide. The drug is normally used by unscrupulous athletes to aid rapid weight loss and hide other performance enhancing substances. Today, the anti-doping watchdog, in a statement said that she is provisionally suspended after testing positive. At […]