World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge was honoured today with honorary Doctor of Science degree by Laikipia University. The two time London marathon champion was honoured during the seventh graduation ceremony held at the University’s ground. The Olympic marathon champion said on twitter: “Today I was awarded the Honorary Degree of Science from Laikipia University. […]
World marathon record holder Eliud Kiphoge and world half Marathon record holder Geoffrey Kamworor have described the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) cum athletics Kenya Conference in Eldoret as one of the best organized session. With bother runners, now in offseason ahead of 2020 calendar said apart from classwork, there is team building, which is a […]
Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has established an application to guide marathoners are road runners to guide athletes in updating their whereabouts to avoid missing doping tests. While addressing athletes in Eldoret, AIU head of Education and Communication Aditya Kumar said the application, in collaboration with Athletics World is to improve integrity and performance for the […]
Kenyan athletes have called for an interpreter during the international championships to guide them during interviews. Led by world marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge and 800m record holder David Rudisha have tasked Athletics Kenya to source for an interpreter to give quality information that is required. While responding to questions from journalists during the Annual […]
In the wake of fighting doping among athletes in the country, Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) will be working closely with Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya (Adak) and Athletics Kenya (AK) to promote the newly launched Road Running Integrity Program for 2020. AIU’s head of programs Thomas Capdevielle yesterday said after extensive analysis of road running, they […]
Over 5,000 participants are expected at the inaugural Mount Kenya Mountain running championship set for February 22nd in Meru County. This comes at a time that Athletics Kenya has approved the championships saying it will boost their bid to diversify. The championships will be using the event to raise more than Sh50 million for revitalising […]
Kenyan Geoffrey Koech led a 1-2 podium finish for a podium finish as Kenyans dominated Solar Montferland 15km Road Run today as Ethiopia’s Tsigie Gebreselama won the women’s title. In a mixture of former Olympic Games 3,000m steeplechase champion Brimin Kipruto and current champion Conseslas Kipruto in the mix, Koech won the title in 42:13 […]
For the second time, Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei has broken two records held by Kenyan Leonard Patrick Komon. Today, the world cross country champion Cheptegei ended the nine-year long-standing 10km record set by Komon when he clocked 26:38 at the 10K Valencia Trinidad Alfonso after clipping six seconds from the previous record of 26:44 set Komon […]
Former London Marathon champion Vivian Cheruiyot and Philemon Kacheran Lokedi, the man who paced for Eliud Kipchoge at the October Ineos 1:59 Challenge were top Kenyans at the Valencia marathon ran on Sunday 1st December in Spain. The reigning 5,000m champion, Cheruiyot came in 4th position in women’s race while Kacheran was in 5th position […]
Joshua Kipkorir and Priscah Cherono defended their Singapore Marathon titles held today. Kipkorir won the title in 2:19.13 to defend men’s title while Cherono won with a course record of 2:28.53. The 25-year-old defeated Solomon Munyo Mutai of Uganda (2:19:46) and Kenyan born turned Bahraini Benson Seurei to third in 2:20:25. Cherono ended the thirteen year […]