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, […]
Beatrice Cheserk will be hoping to compete at the national trials when Athletics Kenya will be selecting the team for Africa Cross country championships in Lome, Togo. According to her coach James Seurei, the athlete was ejected from the regional team last year ahead of national trials to select the national for World cross country […]
Commonwealth Games 5,000m bronze medalist Edward Zakayo will give Africa Cross country championships a wide berth to concentrate on Olympic Games set for Tokyo, Japan. The world under 20 5,000m champion, while competing at the 4th and penultimate of 2019/2020 Athletics Kenya Cross country championships in Kapsokwony, Zakayo said that his focus will be running at […]
Reigning Africa Youth Championships 5,000m silver medalist Jacob Krop and Boulogne Half marathon champion Nancy Jelagat will be the key highlight this weekend at the North Rift regional Athletics Kenya Championships that will be staged in Lodwar, Turkana County’s Ekales Sports Ground. Krop, fresh from finishing 4th at the Valencia Ibercaja 10km where world 10,000m bronze medalist Rhonex Kipruto broke the […]