Kenya’s leading technology company, Safaricom has today taken a significant step to empower Kenyan athletes by providing comprehensive financial and digital literacy and media training ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics set to commence later this month. The training held in Eldoret, saw over 40 athletes and their coaches, who are gearing up for the […]
Ugandan Violah Chemos and Moi Girls’ Kapsowar half marathon champion James Kipkoech were the champions of the inaugural Kaptagat Forest Run. Kipkkoech, who last month won the Moi Kapsowar Girls half marathon, won the men’s 21km race ahead of Patrick Musin, Joshua Kithuku. Kipkoech won the race in 59:55.5 with Musin coming second at 60:15.3 […]
The former Boston and Chicago marathon champion Lawrence Cherono has been handed seven years ban by Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for violating anti-doping rules. Cherono, who was suspended in 2022 during the world championships in Oregon, USA, was handed four-year for tampering or attempted tampering of the doping control, with the overall punishment reduced by […]
Olympic marathon silver medallist Brigid Kosgei has pulled out of Olympic Games that starts later this month in Paris, France. The former marathon record holder will be replaced by Tokyo marathon champion Sharon Lokedi after picking an injury. Today’s statement from the National Olympics Committee of Kenya (NOCK) revealed Kosgei had sustained an injury during […]
Kenya’s Jacob Krop won the 3,000m title at the Paris Diamond League held this evening in Paris, France ahead of Olympic Games at the same venue. The reigning world 5,000m bronze medalist won the 3,000m title in 7:28.83 as personal best ahead of Australian Stewart McSweyn (7:29.46) and American Sean McGorty (7:35.63) for third. His […]
double Olympic Games 1,500m champion Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon has today shattered her own world 1,500m record after winning the Paris Diamond League ahead of Paris Olympic Games. The Kenyan runner set the new time of 3:49.04, lowering her own time she set last year at 3:49.11 last year at the Florence Diamond League when she […]
The reigning world 800m silver medalist Emmanuel Wanyonyi finished second at the Paris Diamond League being held in France this evening. The former world under 20 800m champion managed to record 1:41.58 as ersonal best behind Algerian Djamel Sedjati (1:41.56) with Frenchman Gabriel Tual coming third in 1:41.61 with Kenyan, Aaron Kemei (1:42.08) in 4th […]
Kenyan Timothy Kipkorir Kattam was victorious at the Gold Coast marathon held today in Gold Coast, Australia. In women, former Paris marathon champion Visiline Jepkesho finished third. Men 1 TIMOTHY KIPKORIR KATTAM KEN 02:08:50 2 BELAY TILAHUN ETH 02:08:58 3 KIYOSHI KOGA JPN 02:09:21 4 NAOKI AIBA JPN 02:10:26 5 FELIX KANDIE KEN 02:10:47 6 […]
Former world under 20 3,000m champion Amos Serem and double Commonwealth Games 3,000m steeplechase champion Abraham Kibiwott finished second and third respectively in today’s Paris Diamond League in France. Serem managed second position in 8:02.36 behind Ethiopia’s Abrham Sime (8:02.36) while Kibiwott completed the podium at 8:06.70. Serem and Kibiwott will be leading team Kenya […]
With just 19 days to the Kenyan race-walking veteran Samuel Gathimba has his eyes set on glory when he sets foot on the streets of in the morning of 1st August 2024. After finishing fourth in the 2023 world championships held in Budapest Hungary, 2019 African Games champion is confident of making it to the […]