Kenyans swept the podium at the Maybank Marathon held on Sunday in Indonesia where Sophy Jepchirchir and Geoffrey Kiprotich Birgen led other compatriots. In women, Jepchirchir, who won the title in 2:31.03 led compatriots Truphena Chepchirchir and Martha Akeno to second and third after timing 2:35.21 and 2:36.46 respectively. Position 4 went to another kenyan […]
Defending champions Evans Chebet and Sharon Lokedi will be battling out for this year’s New York marathon set for November 5th in the USA. In men, Chebet who won the title last year in his debut at 2:08:41 will be taking on three time champion Geoffrey Kamworor. The duo will be up against compatriots Albert […]
Fresh from winning silver at the concluded World Athletics championships in Budapest, Hungary, the World 3000m steeplechase record holder Beatrice Chepkoech and Abel Kipsang will be chasing a title at the Zurich Diamond League set for Thursday. Chepkoech will be facing off with world bronze medallist Jackline Chepkoech, Fancy Cherono and Faith Cherotich. Others will […]
World record holder Beatrice Chepkoech won the last medal for the country at the concluded world Athletics championships in Budapest, Hungary as the country finished in position five. Chepkoech win silver in the women’s 3,000m steeplechase behind the winner Winfred Yavi from Bahrain as youngster Faith Cherotich settled for bronze. Kenya won 10 medals, thee […]
Triple world record holder Faith Kipyegon won the 5,000m title at the ongoing World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. After winning 1,500m title over the week, she went ahead to win another gold, second for the country beating Olympic champion Sifan hassan and world cross country champion Beatrice Chebet. Kipyegon won in 14:58.3 with Hassan […]
Former world under 20 800m champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi won silver for the country at the ongoing World Athletics championships in Budapest, Hungary. The Kenyan teenager finished second for silver in 1:44.53 behind Canadian Marco Arop who won gold in 1:44.24 as Great Britain’s Ben Pattison went for bronze at 1:44.83.
Kenya finished in 7th overall to exit the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. The 4x400m relay team failed to hold on to the second position to miss out on the finals set for tomorrow at the close of the championships. The team of Wycliffe Kinyamal,
Reigning Tokyo Marathon champion Rosemary Wanjiru, Selly Chepyego and Shyline Jepkorir failed to win a medal in a marathon during the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Wanjiru was the best Kenyan after finishing 4th in 2:26:42 as Selly Chepyego followed in the seventh position in 2:27:09. Ethiopian retain the marathon title when Amane Shankule won […]
Former world javelin champion Julius Yego failed to reclaim the world title after losing out at the ongoing World Athletics championships in Budapest, Hungary. The former javelin Commonwealth Games champion bid farewell to the championships after he threw 78.42m at the qualifiers to the final after Neeraj Chopra led with a season-best throw of 88.77. […]