Former Eindhoven marathon champion Laban Mutai is set to redeem his time in the next marathon in search of good time that will earn him management to compete in major marathons across the world. Fresh from winning the bronze medal at the Ottawa marathon on Sunday, after returning from a five year hamstring injury, Mutai […]
Double Olympic Games marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge is focused to clinch the third title when he lines up at the 2014 Olympic Games in Paris, France come August. Speaking at the Eliud Kipchoge Library in his native County of Nandi over the weekend, Kipchoge said that he will not go for a world record by […]
Former World 1,500m champion Timothy Cheruiyot finished second at the Oslo Diamond League held today in Oslo, Norway. Cheruiyot as the top Kenyan athlete at the event finished behind the home boy and world 1,500 m record holders Jakob Ingebrigtsen. Ingebrigtsen won the race in 3:29.74 ahead of Cheruiyot’s 3:29.79 and French international Azeddine Habz […]
Fresh from winning Hamburg marathon, the former World Cross country champion Irene Chepet Cheptai will be competing at the Boson 10km and Peachtree 10km ahead of her next marathon. The Commonwealth Games 10,000m silver medalist will be returning into the former short races in the 10km with Boston set for June 23rd and Peachtree on July […]
Three athletes Grace Miroyo Kidake, Simon Lokiru Losiaboi and Albert Njoroge won three medals each over the weekend during the Speed Masters Athletics Challenge held in Shkodra, Albania. Kidake won three gold medals in the 800m, 400m and 200m in the W35 women class, while Lokiru competing in M50, won gold medals in 400m and […]
Former Geneva marathon champion Josephine Chepkoech has been banned by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for violating anti-doping rules. Chepkoech was handed seven years for the Presence/Use of a Prohibited Substance (Testosterone) from May 7, 2024. With the positive test, Chepkoech’s results from February 18the 2024 have also been disqualified. AIU said that Chepkoech provided […]
The reigning Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) half marathon champion Daniel Mateiko secured an Olympic Games 10,000m slot following the 10,000m victory at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League in Eugene, USA. Mateiko won the title in 26:50.81 as a wirld lead ahead of Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli who was second at 26:50.94 with a pwrsonal best on […]
Double world cross country champion Beatrice Chebet set a new world 10,000m record following her victory at the Prefontaine Classic, the Diamond League Meeting in Eugene in the USA today evening. The event, which was part of Athletics Kenya’s event to select the 10,000m team for the Olympic Games, Chebet, the former world under 20 […]
National hammer throw champion Dominic Abunda has set his eyes on Olympic Games qualifiers after making the trip to Africa Senior Athletics championships that will be staged in Duala, Cameroon. Abunda from Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) 60.37m to win the national cum trials hammer throw at the Ulinzi Sports Complex on Tuesday afternoon. “Today, I […]
Ugandan Joy Cheptoyek was the surprise winner in the 10,000m, the first final race on track at the Athletics Kenya National championships come trials at the Ulinzi Sports Complex. Cheptoyek clocked 32:31.8 to edge out Kenyan Gladys Kwamboka from National Police Service who was second in 32:43.4 and faith Chepkoech completing the podium at 33:04.0.