ATHLETICS

Reigning Rotterdam marathon champion Kenneth Kipkemoi was the best Kenyan in today’s Chicago marathon held today in USA as Kenyans failed keep the pace of two times world and Olympic champion Mo Farah.

Lucy Wambui Murigi reeled in Australia’s Andrea Mayr to win the fifth and final WMRA World Cup race in Ljubljana, Slovenia on Saturday as compatriot Geoffrey Gikuni Ndungu collected a first overall title despite finishing third in the men’s race.

Reigning world half marathon record holder Joyciline Jepkosgey and upstart Kelvin Cheruiyot Kiptum were the winners of the 12th edition of Family Bank half marathon held today in Eldoret.

Source of champions Nandi County will be hosting the Chicago marathon viewerthon where athletes, friends and family will be watching live view of the events as they unfold in USA.

Annual Ndakaini Half marathon set for tomorrow received a big blow on Friday after top athletes pulled out of the race.

Two-time world marathon champion Abel Kirui is set to dance again in this year’s Chicago marathon set for this Sunday n the world’s Superpower United States of America.

After changing this year’s name to trying to Family Group Eldoret Half marathon, the race organisers have also changed the route for the 12th-year-old race have changed the route to meet half marathon status.

Isaiah Kiplagat Memorial Ndalat Gaa formerly Ndalat Gaa cross country meeting was launched today to usher in the cross country season.

David Metto and Beatrice Cherop were the winners of 2018 Warsaw marathon held in Sunday in men and women titles respectively.

World champion Lucy Wambui Murigi and her Kenyan compatriot Geoffrey Gikuni will start as favourites at the 45th edition of the International Hochfelln Mountain Race, the penultimate stop of the 2018 WMRA World Cup in Bergen, Germany on Sunday.