A team of 28 athletes will be camping in Embu’s Kigari Teachers Training College ahead of world cross country championships set for 30th March in Aarhus, Denmark. More to follow
ATHLETICS
Obiri wins as Kirui stuns Kamworor
multiple world champion Hellen Obiri won her first cross country title in Eldoret Sports club on Saturday while former world under 20 3,000m steeplechase champion Amos Kirui stunned two time world cross country champion Geoffrey Kamworor. 10km senior men Amos Kirui (South Rift)- 29:50.5 Evans Keitany (Central Rift)- 29:57.4 Rodgers Kwemoi (Central Rift)- 29:59.3 Richard […]
Chebet, Chebolei ready to rumble
Reigning world under 20 5,000m champion Beatrice Chebet and upstart Samuel Chebolei will be flying junior’s Kenyan flag at the world cross country championships set for 30th March 2019. Chebet and Chebolei stunned her rivals to claim national cross country titles on Saturday at Eldoret Sports Club. selected results 6km (under 20) junior women Beatrice […]
Lily Murgor Transition: From theatre, bar attendant to athletics
Coming from theatre as an actress, working as a bar attendant, Lily Murgor has set her focus to represent Kenya at the world cross country championships set on 30th March in Aarhus, Denmark. Murgor, who was inspired to take up athletics by former world half marathon record holder Florence Kiplagat, who is her cousin, quit […]
Kamworor leads a stellar line-up against prodigies
Two time world cross country champion Geoffrey Kamworo will lead a stellar line up for this Saturday’s national cross country cum national trials ahead of World cross country championships at Eldoret Sports club. Kamworor will be facing off with junior runners who want to make a mark in the world of athletics as they chase […]
Athletes’ monument unveiled in Eldoret
It was song and dance as athletes monument was unveiled today at the City of Champions, Eldoret ahead of national cross country cum national trials to be held in Eldoret tomorrow. Build along Eldoret-Nairobi highway at Nandi Road junction, the monument has four athletes, a good creation representing athletes who have dominated the world.
Athletes statue to be launched at #KenyaXCTrials
Kenyan athletes will this Friday be honoured with statues located at the Eldoret town entry ahead National cross country cum national trials ahead of 2019 world cross country championships in Aarhus, Denmark. More to follow
Top runners at #KenyaXCTrials makes world X-country slot
Top six athletes will be automatically at the 23rd February national cross country trials will get a ticket for the world cross country championships to be staged in Aarhus, Denmark. Athletics Kenya vice president Paul Mutwii said the championships will be too stiff and each athlete will have to compete to get a ticket though […]
Kipchoge wins Laureus Exceptional Achievement Award
World marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge won the Laureus Awards in Monaco on Monday for his extraordinary performances in the past year. The reigning Olympic marathon champion broke the 42km distance at the 2018 Berlin marathon was honoured with the Laureus Academy’s Exceptional Achievement award, a discretionary award that has only been handed out three […]
Eva Cherono targeting #KenyaXCTrials title
Former Africa Youth 1,500m silver medallist Eva Cherono will be making her second appearance in the senior team ahead of world cross country championships set for Aarhus, Denmark on 30th March. Cherono, who was the youngest athlete in Kenyan team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games team in Gold Coast Australia, said she wants to make […]