ATHLETICS

Its a great day for Kenyan Mike Chematot and Ethiopian Kena Girma were the winners of yesterdays Madrid marathon. Selected results Top ten Men Women

Kenyan Brillian Kipkoech Jepkorir and Moroccan Othmane El Goumri were the winners of the Hamburg marathon held yesterday. Top ten finishers Women Pos Athlete Country Time 1 Brillian Kipkoech KEN 2:17:05 2 Rebecca Tanui KEN 2:18:25 3 Kasanesh Ayenew ETH 2:19:39 4 Marion Kibor KEN 2:21:12 5 Lomi Muleta ETH 2:24:39 6 Selamawit Teferi ISR […]

-98iuhj Dolphine Nyaboke Omare and Patrick Mosin were the winners of the 2026 Gifu half marathon held yesterday in Japan by sweeping the podium. The Kenyans, in women took top three positions when Omare won the title in 67:04 followed by Janeth Nyiva Mutungi in 67:06 then Agnes Mwikali Mutuku (67:24) clearing the podium as […]

Ethiopian Tigst Assefa successfully defended her London marathon title with a women-only world record held today in Great Britain. Assefa, running alongside Kenyans Hellen Obiri and Joyciline Jepkosgei, won the title with a world record of 2:15:41. Assefa led a two-time Boston and New York champion Hellen Obiri, 2021 London Marathon winner Joyciline Jepkosgei and […]

Reigning Berlin marathon champion Sebastian Sawe Kimaru became the first man to run a marathon under 2 hours after winning the London marathon with a world record, subject to ratification by the World Athletics. Making a statement, Sawe crushed Kelvin Kiptum’s world record at 1:59:30, reducing from 2:00:35 in a landmark victory. He led Ethiopian […]

Ugandan Dorrine Chesang and Koech Cheruiyot were crowned the champions of the 2026 Eldoret City Marathon held today in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu county. Chesang won the women’s title after edging out bigwigs like former Boston marathon champion Sharon Cherop, former Commonwealth Games marathon champion Flomena Cheyech Daniels among others for the title in a hotly […]

Africa’s fastest 100m sprinter Ferdinand Omanyala lit up the Nyayo National Stadium with a commanding victory in the 100m at the Absa Kip Keino Classic Continental Tour on Friday. Omanyala, the Commonwealth Games champion, gave Kenyans a night to remember as he dazzled his home fans with a good show that sent the crowd into […]

It was a heartbreak for the World 800m champion Lilian Odira who relinquised her Kip Keino title to Ethiopia’s 2025 world indoor 800m silver medal Nigist Gatechew. Odira hit the 400m mark in 56.47 before Gatechew took charge with less than 200m to go as the Ethiopian clocked 1:58.79 to win. Odira came in second […]

Three time Olympic Games champion Gabby Thomas sealed a double when she rallied to win the women’s 100m and 200m at the Kip Keino Classic today at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya. The American, who won both the 100m, 4x100m and 4x400m gold at the 2024 Paris Olympic games, was in her own […]

Olympic 800m Champion Emmanuel Wanyonyi made a huge statement as he stormed to victory in the men’s 1500m at the 7th edition of Kip Keino Classic Continental Tour today at the Nyayo National stadium. Wanyonyi, a world champion in the two-lap race, went head-to-head with Olympic 1500m bronze medallist Reynold Cheruiyot. Wanyonyi made his intentions […]