“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 […]
ATHLETICS
Chepngetich, Chebet qualify to run at the finals in Doha
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 […]
Cheruiyot, Kwemoi slide into semis in Doha
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 […]
Gathimba aiming a medal in Doha
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 […]
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 […]