ATHLETICS

Ruth Chepngetich set the world record after winning her third Chicago marathon titles held this evening in the USA. The former world marathon champion won the title in a stunning world record of 2:09:56 to become to first woman to run a marathon under 2:10 by breaking the previous world record set by Ethiopian Tigist […]

Double Los Angeles marathon champion John Korir is the new Chicago marathon champion that was held this evening in the USA. Competing on the course for the third time, Korir cut the tape at 2:02:44 followed by Ethiopian Mohamed Esa (2:04:39) with former world marathon bronze medalist Amos Kipruto (2:04:50) winding up the podium. The […]

Celestine Temko Kwachuwai was crowned the champion of today’s Poznan Marathon held in Poznan, Italy. The kenyan won the women title after clocking 2:31:40 ahead of Argentina’s Daiana Ocamp (2:33.57) and Croatian Izabela Paszkiewizc (2:37:47). Selected results Women Men

Kenyans Hillary Kiptum Maiyo Kimaiyo and Glorious Jepkirui were the winners of today’s Zagreb Half marathon in the Croatian Capital, Zagreb. Kiptum won the title following the disqualification of Croatian Nikola Brezaric. Selected results Zagreb marathon results Women

Kenya is mourning another great athlete, Clement Kemboi who died last night in his compound in Iten, Elgeyo Marakwet County. The former Africa Games 3,000m champion’s body was found hanging on a tree in his backyard with Elgeyo Marakwet Police Commander Peter Mulinge confirming the death. Kemboi’s death comes less than six hours following the […]

It was an all Kenyans affair at today’s Cardiff half marathon, taking all podium positions when former Lille half marathon champion Patrick Mosin and Miriam Chebet claimed the men and women titles. In women, Chebet won in a time of 66:42 followed by compatriots Grace Nawowuna (67:15) and Caroline Nyaga (67:16) in that order. It […]

Former Africa Games 5,000m champion Robert Kiprop Koech and Maureen Koster were the winners of today’s Singelloop half marathon held in the Netherlands. The Kenyan Kiprop won the title in 62:02 followed by compatriot Vincent Kimaiyo in 62:33 before Mustafa Kedir completing the podium at 62:55. In the women’s race, home runner Kosetr won the […]

Kenyans Richard Omaya Atuya and Jiyce Muthoni Njeru won the Smarna Gora Race, the Valsir Mountain Running World Cup yesterday in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The duo braved the cool, drizzly and misty conditions to win the 10th race of the series in the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana. In men, Atuya, also the winner at Grossglocker and […]