After setting the World under 20 1,500m World record, Kenya’s teenager Phanuel Kipkosgei Koech set the Golden Spike, Ostrava, the World Athletics Continental Tour. Koech, who set the world record during the Paris Meeting in 1,500m at 3:27.72 set the Ostrava course record at 3:29.05. The teenager, who was part of team Kenya at the […]
Irene Jepkemboi’s journey to stardom has only started after setting the national javelin record during the USA National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA). The 21 year old hurled 60.31m to set the national record, after breaking her own record of 58.36m to break the long standing Kenya’s record of 53.58m set by Cecilia Kiplagat in 2007. […]
Reigning Boston marathon champion Sharon Lokedi and Tanzanian Gabriel Geay were the winners of yesterday’s Boston 10km Road race held in the USA. Lokedi, who in April won the Boston marathon title won the Boston 10km title after clocking 31:39 beating compatriot Gladys Kwamboka to second position at 31:39 with American Emily Sisson clocking 31:42 […]
Four athletes are set to double their chances at the Confederation of Africa (CAA) under 18/20 championships set for Nigeria next month. Following the announcement of the official team Kenya by the Athletics Kenya following the national trials that came to an end today at the Afriaha stadium in Nakuru for continental championships set for […]
Reigning world under 20 3,000m silver medalist Denis Kipkoech Kemboi and Cynthia Chepkirui cruised to victory at day of Athletics Kenya Under 20/18 national trials at Afraha stadium in Nakuru County ahead of Confederation of Africa Athletics (CAA) championships in Nigeria. Kipkoech who won silver for the country at the world under 20 championships in […]
At least 45 top junior athletes will be hoping to earn a slot into the Team kenya squad ahead of Confederation of Africa Athletics (CAA) under 18/20 championships that will be staged in Nigeria next month. Afraha stadium in Nakuru county will be hosting the trials, starting from tomorrow Friday June 20th to Saturday June […]
Former Commonwealth Games javelin champion will highlight the Paavo Nurmi Games, the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold set for tonight in Turku, Finland. The 2015 world javelin champion, who last won the Motonet Grand Prix last week in Lahti will be hoping to extend his winning ways in Finland. Yego managed position 9 at the […]
Like Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela–which was entered into the Guinness Book of World Records for its “highest concentration of lightning” each year –he hit the world stage in road running and faded away like lightning. He came, saw, conquered and simply disappeared in a flash. His athletics script seemed like it was straight from heaven. […]
Olympic gold medalist Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Olympic 800m champion Mary Moraa were first and second finishers at the Stockholm Diamond League held today on Sweden. Wanyonyi ran with a world lead to win the 800m title, second of the season in the series ahead of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. The world 800m […]
Olympic Games 800m champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Olympic Games 3,000m steeplechase bronze medalist Faith Cherotich were the winners of today’s Oslo Diamond League held in Oslo, Norway. Wanyonyi, who has dominated in many leagues won the two lap race in 1:42.78 ahead of Spaniard Mohamed Attoui 1:42.90 as Algerian Djamel Sedjati 1:43.03 completed the podium. […]