Reigning World under 20 3,000m steeplechase silver medalist Leonard Bett was the best Kenyan Kenyan runner finishing 4th in 8km junior men (Under 20) in the third race at the world cross country championships in Aarhus, Denmark. Bett clocked 24:02 behind Ethiopian Milkesa Mengesha (23:52) in a 1-2 fishish for Ethiopia and Tadese Worku (23:54) […]
Reigning world under 20 5,000m champion Beatrice Chebet won the first gold for Kenya at the world cross country championships in Aarhus, Denmark. Chebet, who won the national title in Eldoret last month won in 20:50 in a photo finish against Ethiopa’s duo Alemitu Tariku (20:50) and Gebreselama Tsigie (20:50) to give Kenya first gold […]
Kenya reliquished medly relay, the opening race of world cross country championships in Aarhus, Denmark today. Ethiopia won the first gold as the championships that was won by Kenya during 2017 in Kampala, Uganda. Ethiopians dominated the medly relay with Endale Kebede taking the baton running 6:09.1 followed by Bone Cheluke in 12:48.1 with third […]
Kenya team will be hoping to retain their overall title as world cross country championships kicks off in Arhus, Denmark tomorrow afternoon at Moesgaard Museum. Former Tokyo marathom champion Geoffrey Kamworor will be targeting a hat-trick to add on his world half marathon hat trick he set last year in Valencia while top notch hellen […]
Former Olympic Games 800m champion Wilfred Bungei has termed alcoholism, doping and Athletics Kenya Politics as a disease that needs urgent treatment before the fall of talents or goes the Russian way. Bungei, who was the team captain for the 2008 Olympic Games was one person who struggled with alcoholism immediately after retiring from active […]
At 82 John Chepkwony will be trying his luck when he gets to the field to compete for the inaugural Athletics Kenya Masters cross country meeting in Eldoret on 27thApril at Eldoret National Polytechnic. The Ziwa born man will be running in the age bracket of 81-100 said his focus is not just to compete […]
Two time world cross country champion Geoffrey Kamworor will lead the World cross country team that will be leaving tonight for the 2019 World Cross country championships in Aarhus, Denmark with the hope of defending the world title. Kamworor won the 2015 title before defdning in 2017 in Kampala before going ahead to clinch the […]
Breaking the world marathon record at the second edition of Eldoret City Marathon set for April 21st in Eldoret will be recognised worldwide. Though, Eldoret being a high altitude region, it might be difficult for a world record since former Boston marathon champion Sharon Cherop and Elkana Yego won last year’s champions clocking 2:29.57 and […]
Former Olympic Games 800m champion Wilfred Bugei has termed the recent doping menace in the country as total corruption and daytime robbery. But Bungei respects what Mathew Kisorio did after accepting that he doped, becoming the first kenyan runner to stop leaving in denial. According to Bungei, Kisorio should be rewarded and honoured by offering […]