Newly crowned world marathon record holder Brigid Kosgei, 3,000m steeplechase record holder Beatrice Chepkoech and two-time world 5,000m champion Hellen Obiri have been nominated for the IAAF Female Athlete of the Year Award. The trio are part of 11 nominees released by for the annual award which will be decided on November 23 in Monaco, France. […]
World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge and world 1,500m champion Timothy Cheruiyot have been nominated as IAAF Male World Athlete of the Year award. Voting starts off today for the 2019 World Athletes of the Year ahead of the World Athletics Awards 2019 in Monaco set for November 23 with the voting closing on November […]
Following his successful run at the INEOS 1:59 Challenge on Saturday 12th, Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge wants to meet former US president Barak Obama. The marathon record holder became the first man to run sub 2 hour in a marathon in 1:59.40 at INEOS 1:59 Challenge in Vienna, Austria. Obama, born of a Kenyan […]
London marathon champion Brigid Kosgei defended her Chicago marathon title with a world record on Sunday 13th in USA. Making her third appearance at Chicago, Kosgei who ran the fastest time of 2:14:04 which is more than a minute faster than the all-time record of 2:15:25 set by Paula Radcliffe in the 2003 London Marathon. […]
Two time Amsterdam marathon champion Lawrence Cherono won the Chicago marathon title ran on Sunday 13th in USA. Cherono won the second World marathon majors title after winning his maiden marathon in April at Boston marathon. The win makes it two out of two wins in the super power nation More to follow
Sheila Chepkirui put her world championships dismal performance aside to win the FNB Durban 10K on Sunday (13), running with a course record. Chepkiru, who finished 5th at the world championships in Doha, Qatar in 10,000m a week ago won the title in 30:55, taking four seconds off the African all-comers’ record. One week after […]
Kenyans Laban Mutai and Betty Chepleting were crowned the champions of 2019 Eindhoven marathon champions on Sunday 13th in The Netherlands. Mutai led compatriots in podium sweep, to position eight in when he clocked 2:06.40 to set his personal best in the 42km distance. After finishing second last year behind Elisha Rotich (2:07.32) leading Kenyans […]
Reigning Chicago Marathon champion Brigid Kosgei and reigning Boston marathon winner Lawrence Cherono will be flying Kenyan flag in today’s Chicago marathon. The London marathon champion Kosgei will be defending her title while Cherono, the two time Amsterdam marathon champion will be seeking his second victory at the world marathon majors title after winning in […]
Eldoret Town came to a standstill as fans thronged on the street to watch Eliud Kipchoge run INEOS 1:59 Challenge in Vienna, Austria. The home town of Kipchoge was lively as he tackledthe course and timed 1:59:40, better than the estimated INEOS 1:59 Challenge at Prater Park. Fans and athletes gathered at a the mega […]
Former Commonwealth Games 3,000m steeplechase champion Brimin Kipruto has congratulated Eliud Kipchoge for setting a new marathon time at the INEOS 1:59 Challenge ran today in Vienna, Austria. More to follow