Former Britain and Canada athletics coach Peter Erickson has petitioned the ratification of Ruth Chepng’etich world marathon record holder’s eligibility. Chepng’etich, who set the mixed World marathon record with victory at the 2024 Chicago Marathon at 2:09.56, has baffled critics that they could not belief a woman can run such time. Last month, her record […]
The reigning world marathon record holder Ruth Chepngetich won silver at the San Silvestre Vallecana 10km held on the New Year’s Eve in Spain. Chepngetich, who set the 42km mixed women marathon at 2:09.56 during the last year’s Chicago marathon finished second behind home girl Marta Garcia as another Spaniard Agueda Marques coming third. Garcia […]
Double Olympic Games gold medalist Beatrice Chebet ended the year on a high note, setting the 5km Road Race world record during today’s Cursa dels Nassos race in Barcelona, Spain. The 24 year old set a new record with a time of 13:54, destroying Agnes Jebet Ng’etich time of 14:00 when she set the then […]
Kenya’s athletics legend Rose Tata Muya has been honored as a global peace ambassador by Women’s Federation for World Peace Organization. Muya who is also the Secretary Generation for Athletics Kenya Masters was among the seven Kenyan women who have been honored the Seoul based international organization. Through her organization Kenya Sports Development Organization, Rose […]
Newly crowned World marathon record holder Ruth Chepngetich will highlight the Nationale-Nederlanden San Silvestre Vallecana 10km race on the new year’s eve. Chepngetich, who set the mixed women world record title when she won Chicago marathon at 2:09.56, will be up against former world marathon record holder Brigid Kosgei on December 31st in Madrid, Spain. […]
Kenyans Jonathan Korir and Charon Kiptugen Jerono were the winners of the second edition of Tamansourt International Half Marathon held on Sunday. Korir won the race with a course record of 59:56 followed by Moroccan Omar Ait Achachan 60:48 as compatriot Moroccan Oussama El Charghi completed the podium at 62: 10. In other results, Ugandan […]
Ethiopian Gudaf Tsegay Desta has expressed willingness to compete on Kenyan soil in future. The 2020 Olympic Games 5,000m bronze medalist wants to compete in the country to renew her rivalry with both Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet just as the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France. On December 21st, Tsegay took to her facebook […]
Kenyan athletics family is mourning the sudden death of Joan Jepng’etich who died in a road accident back in the United States of America yesterday. The accident cut short a promising future both in academics and athletics at 24 years when she was traveling with two other occupants when the car they were in was […]
Lorna Cherono and Frankline Chebet were the winners of the Athletics Kenya inter-camps cross country competition held yesterday at the Kamoi Secondary school ground in Elgeyo Marakwet County. At the same time, the Federation’s Director of Youth Development Barnaba Korir officially closed down the 54 camps located across the country ahead of Christmas and new […]
The Great Chepsaita Cross Country has played a pivotal role in attracting many junior athletes to join the Chepkemel Athletics Kenya junior camp. As much as Chepkemel camp was first to be installed in the area, the introduction of Chepsaita Cross country has changed the atmosphere, attracting many athletes to join. The camp has produced […]