International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) President Sebastian Coe has offered encouragement to Kenya’s proposed bid for the 2025 World Championships. Athletics Kenya President Jackson Tuwei has revealed that the country’s Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohammed has written to the IAAF to register their interest in staging the Championships which have never taken place in […]
World cross country champion successfully retained her 5,000m title at the ongoing World Athletics Championships at Khalifa International stadium in Doha, Qatar. Obiri ked a podium 1-2 finish for Kenya won the 5,000m title in 14:26.72, which was a championships record as Margaret Chelimo took silver in 14:27.49 before Germany’s Konstanze Klosterhalfen won bronze in […]
Olympic 1,500m champion faith Chpengetich Kipyegon failed to defend her world 1,500m title to drop to silver at the world athletics championships at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar. The Saturday results saw Kipyegon finish second behind Sifan Hassan from the Netherlands who scooped a double after winning 10,000m a week ago. Kipyegon timed 3:54.22 […]
Former world javelin champion Julius Yego qualified into the qualification at the ongoing world athletics championships at Khalifa International stadium in Doha, Qatar. Yego, who won the title in 2015 where Kenya topped the world, was in the first qualification round after he threw 83.86m to finish fifth out of 16. He qualified alongside Magnus […]
Former world cross country junior bronze medalist Cynthia Jerop and little known Peter Mutitu were the winners of the 14th edition of Safaricom Madoka Half Marathon held on Saturday 5th at Ngerenyi Stadium, Wundanyi- Taita Taveta County. The Los Angeles marathon silver medalist won the women’s race in 78.55 followed by then defending champion Delvine Maringor […]
Former Boston Marathon champion Sharon Cherop and newcomer Leonard Langat were the winners of the inaugural Eldama Ravine half marathon on Saturday 5th in Eldama Ravine, Baringo County. Cherop, who last month Chemususu Half marathon in the same venue, won the 21km distance timing 73:19 to win the title followed by Gladys Koech (73:46) and […]
Former world junior 2,000m steeplechase champion Daisy Jepkemei defied her elder sister’s respect to edge her elder sister the former world junior champion Norah Jeruto to claim the 10km Eldama Ravine title held on Friday 5th in Baringo County. While Shadrack Kipngetich edged out Michale Kibet, who missed out to represent the country at the […]
“Champions Run for a course” this is the theme for the 2019 Family Bank Half marathon that enters its 13th year this Sunday in Eldoret. The race, which has produced world beating athletes like the world half marathon record holder Geoffrey Kamworor, who is also the race ambassador, gets underway this Sunday, transversing Eldoret town […]
Olympic 1,500m champion Faith Chepng’etich Kipyegon has one hurdle to defend her world 1,500m title when she qualified to run at the finals in Doha, Qatar at Khalifa International stadium on Thursday 3rd. As Chepng’etich qualified, her compatriot Winnie Chebet also stormed into the women’s 1500m final. In the first semifinal, Cheng’etich finished 4th won […]
Reigning world championships silver medalist Timothy Cheruiyot and Rodgers Kwemoi qualified into the 1,500m at the ongoing IAAF world championships at Khalifa International stadium in Doha, Qatar. Cheruiyot won in his heat at 3:36.82 as Kwemoi was the fastest six losers after finishing seventh in heat Three in 3:36.66 in a race won by veteran […]