Former world javelin champion Julius Yego recorded victory at the Motonet Grand Prix, World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze meeting held yesterday in Lahti, Finland. After failing to win in many events, especially at the Doha Diamond League and Kip Keino Classic, Yego had a strong comeback with a commanding win ahead of World Athletics Championships […]
Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has today suspended Kenyan long distance runner David Kinyanjui for five years after testing positive for Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta (CERA). The 2024 10km Kapsabet 10km champion has been banned for the blood-boosting agent—during an out-of-competition test conducted on 27 December 2024 in Keringet, Kenya. The AIU also reported abnormalities in […]
Kenyans Teresiah kwamboka Omosa and Laban Kipngetich Korir were the winners of today’s Kigali marathon held in Kigali, Rwanda. Kenyans dominated the races in both men and women claiming top positions. As kwamboka led the women, she won won in 2:37:12 leading Ethiopian Chala kebene to second after clocking 2:37:29 and compatriot Ivyne Jeruto Lagat […]
Double Boston marathon champion Hellen Onsando Obiri was crowned the champion of prestigious New York Mini 10-K today on American soil. Obiri, the former world 5,000m champion clocked 30:44 for the title after edging out American Weini Kelati in 30:49 then Ethiopia’s Gotytom Gebreslase finished third in 30:54. The former New York City marathon champion faced […]
It is official that the reigning Abu Dhabi marathon champion Catherine Amanang’ole Reline has quit track running to concentrate on road especially the half marathons and marathons. Speaking after defending her Moi Kapsowar Charity Conservation half marathon title in Elgeyo Marakwet County, Reline said that she will not be chasing for a slot to represent […]
Former world 5,000m silver medalist Jacob Krop will start his Diamond League season at the Oslo meeting that will be held on June 12th in Norway. Speaking on Saturday June 7th during Moi Girls Kapsowar Half marathon, Korp said that he has been training well in readiness for the race where he will be competing in the […]
The reigning Abu Dhabi marathon champion Catherine Reline and Kalibus Lomwai were the winners of the 5th edition of Moi Girls’ Kapsowar Conservation and Charity Half marathon held today in Elgeyo Marakwet County. The reigning World Road half marathon bronze medalist successfully retained her title; she won last year’s edition in 1:11:40 compared to this year’s […]
Just like last year in the run up to the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in Paris, Athletics Kenya will use Prefontaine Classic to help Kenyans qualify for World Athletics Championships that will be held in Tokyo, Japan. The federation announced that both the men’s 10,000m and women 5,000m trials will be held on the American […]
Double Olympic Games gold medalist Beatrice Chebet was the only Kenyan to have won at the Rome Diamond League held today in Rome, Italy. The double world cross country champion ran with a world lead and meeting record of 14:03.69 for women’s 5000m title ahead of Ethiopia’s Hailu Freweyni (14:19.33) with Italian Nadia Battocletti setting […]
James Kipkoech will be seeking to defend the Moi Girls’ Kapsowar Charity and Conservation half marathon title set for Saturday June 7th in Elgeyo Marakwet County. Last year, Kipkoech won the men’s title after cutting the tape at 62:02.39, edging out former Half Marathon World Record holder Abraham Kiptum make a comeback after years out […]