World Marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge made the cut to defend his IAAF Athlete of the Year Award set for Monaco in a fortnight. As Kipchoge will be chasing his double, world 1,500m champion Timothy Cheruiyot was dropped from the final list. Kipchoge on his part became the first human to ran a sub-two-hour marathon […]
Kenya’s Joseph Moses Kiptoo Kurgat and Munkhzaya Bayartsogt of Mongolia took the top honours at the fifth edition of Nanjing Marathon, an IAAF Bronze Label road race, on Sunday (10). The 28-year-old Kurgat emerged victorious from a two-man duel in the last 10 kilometres to set a personal best of 2:13:04, stretching Kenya’s win streak in […]
Kenyan Stephen Kiplimo and Ethiopian Melkam Gizaw broke the men’s and women’s course records respectively at the 2019 Nanchang International Marathon, an IAAF Bronze Label road race, on Sunday (10). The 31-year-old Kiplimo, who competed on Chinese soil for the first time, built a sole lead in the last 10 kilometres to cross the line in […]
Robert Keter ran away with 5km world record when he won the Urban Trail Lille 5km on Saturday (9), taking seven seconds off the world record. The Kenyan runner won the title in 13:22 Keter to sprint away from the field in the closing stages to triumph in a world record time. Within the first […]
Kenya’s John Kipkoriri Komen won the 37th edition of Athens Classic marathon ran on Sunday 10th November. The 42 year old won the title in 2:16.34 ahead of Rwanda’s Felicien Muhitira in 2:16.43 with Greece’s Konstantinos Gkelaouzos completing the podium in 2:19.02. Another Daniel Muindi came 4th in 2:21.39 and Morocco’s Khamis Bakari fifth in […]
Masinde Muliro University of Science And Technology (MMUST) runner Eunice Chelimo dominated the national Kenya Universities Sports Association (KUSA) held on Saturday 9th at Moi University, Annex Campus track. Chelimo won two out three races she competed in to dominate the two-day championships that include indoor and outdoor events. She first won 10,000m in the […]
The second edition of Diamond 10km Nairobi meeting will be held on Saturday, November 30th. Speaking during the launch where a prize money has been increased to 1.48 million, race organizer betty Kairo, the managing director of Right Here-Golazo announced they not only have plans to make it an annual race but also spread to […]
Kenyan runners missed out on the World Athletics Awards for the 2019 season in the Male Rising Stars Award. This category rewards athletes this year’s best U20 athletes across the world. The winner will be announced live on stage at the World Athletics Awards 2019 in Monaco on Saturday 23 November. The nominees are: Selemon […]
Fresh from breaking world half marathon record in Copenhagen, Geoffrey Kamworor recaptured his New York City marathon title ran on Sunday 3rd in USA. The three world half marathon champion won the title last in 2017 before finishing third in 2018. Today, the two time world cross country champion won the title in 2:08.13 defeating […]
Reigning world half marathon record holder Joyciline Jepkosgei denied Mary Keitany her 5th New York City Marathon title on Sunday when she won on her marathon debut. Making her debut in 42km distance, Jepkosgei won the title in 2:22.38 while Keitany who was chasing her 5th title came second in 2:23.32. Women Joyciline Jepkosgei (KEN) […]