Reigning Commonwealth Games bronze medalist Samuel Gathimba will be chasing his maiden title when he will take on the world at the world championships in Doha, Qatar. The Khalifa International stadium showdown on Friday 4th will be good for Gathimba who has dominated Kenyan 20km walk. Gathimba, the 2016 African race walk will be targeting […]
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Kipruto on title defence in Doha
Reigning world 3,000m steeplechase champion Conseslas Kipruto will be leading Kenyan water and barrier runners in seeking to defend his title at the IAAF World Athletics Championships at Khalifa International Stadium on Friday 4th. In the penultimate of the championships in Doha, Qatar, Kipruto, the Olympic champion will be marshalling the medal standing at 9.45pm […]
Bishop Korir Memorial Peace Cross Country launched
Second anniversary of the late Catholic Bishop Cornelius Korir will be honoured by a cross country race dubbed Bishop Korir Memorial Peace Cross County. The cross country is set to be held on 2nd November 2019 at the Eldoret Sports Club with six categories set to be competed where top six finishers will be rewarded. […]
Obiri leads Chelimo, Kasait into 5,000m finals in Doha
World champion Hellen Obiri started her title defence on high at the 17th edition of IAAF World Athletics Championships in Doha Qatar at Khalifa International on Thursday 2nd October. Obiri, the reigning world cross country champion won heat one timing 14:52.13 ahead of USA’s Karissa Schweizer (14:52.41) and Ethiopia’s Hawi Feysa (14:53.85) for top three […]
Chepngetich, Chebet storm into semifinals in Doha
Faith Chepng’etich Kipyegon and Winny Chebet qualified into the semifinals in the 1,500m in the ongoing IAAF World Athletics Championships at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha Qatar. The defending champion Chepngetich finished second in heat 1 timing 4:03.93 behind Sifan Hassan from the Netherlands who won 10,000m gold medal in day two of the championships. […]
AIU suspend Vincent Yator for doping
Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has suspended Vincent Kipsegech Yator for violating anti-doping rules. Yator, who survived a horrific accident in February this year where he running and training mate Francis Kiplagat died as they were travelling from Nairobi to Eldoret, was suspended by International Association of Athletics Federation’s (IAAF) AIU. The information was disclosed to […]
Ferguson Rotich wins bronze in Doha
Former world 800m silver medalist Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich won Kenya’s second bronze at the 17th IAAF World Athletics Championships inside Khalifa International Stadium on October first in Doha, Qatar. As the only Kenyan finalists after Emmanuel Korir lost at the semifinals, Rotich scooped bronze timing 1:43.82 behind the winner, the American Donavan Brazier (1:42.34) which […]
Kipruto leads Kigen, Kibiwott, Bett in Doha
World 3,000m champion Conseslus Kipruto led Benjamin Kigen, Abraham Kibiwott and Leonard Bett today 1.10/2019 to move into the finals of 3,000m steeplechase at the ongoing world championships at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar. The Olympic champion, Kipruto won the third heat in 8:19.20 beating compatriot Benjamin Kigen (8:19.44) to second while Bett finished […]
Chepng’etich, Obiri to begin their title defence in Doha
Olympic Games 1,500m champion Faith Chepngetich and world cross country champion Hellen Obiri will be on track for Kenya as they start to defend their titles for Kenya at the Khalifa International Stadium in the ongoing World Championships in Doha, Qatar. Chepn’getich will be defending her title in women’s 1,500m on Wednesday evening in the […]
Korir, Kishoyian make the cut in Doha
Emmanuel Korir and Alphas Kishoyian qualified into the 400m semi-finals of the IAAF World Athletics championships on 01/10/2019 in Doha, Qatar at Khalifa International stadium. Korir, who missed the 800m won heat six timing 45.08 as Kishoyian, who finished 4th in heat one sneaked to the semis. Kishoyian’s heat was won by Machel Cedenio of […]