Kenya’s Margaret Akidor won the Sanyo Ladies half marathon held yesterday in Japan. Akidor led compatriot Dolphin Nyaboke Omare to second and Joanne Kipkemoi completing the podium in an all Kenyan affair. She won in 69:21 followed by Omare’s 69:47 and Kipkemoi completing the podium at 70:01. Ethiopians Desta Burka was 4th and Japanese Yuri […]
Fresh from winning Chepsaita cross country title in Eldoret, Edinah Jebitok and Abdessamad Oukhelfen won the Cross Internacional de Venta de Baños cross country meeting yesterday in Spain. The 22 year old Jebitok retained her title she won two years ago after building a five-second lead on USA’S Katie Izzo and Ethiopia’s Asayech Ayichew, while […]
Ethiopian athletes dominated the 2023 edition of Taipei International marathon held today. Dechasa Alemu Moreda and Obse Abdeta Deme were the winners of the race that attracted top athletes from across the world. Moreda won the 42.195-kilometer race in just 2 hours, 11 minutes, and 56 seconds, while Deme completed the race in 2 hours, […]
The reigning Olympic Games marathon silver medalist Brigid Kosgei and Eritrean Samson Amare were the winners of the ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon held yesterday. The former Chicago marathon champion, Kosgei won the race in a new course record of 2:19:15 beating Ethiopian duo of Hawi Feysa and Ethlemahu Sintayehu finished second and third in respective […]
It was an all Kenyan affair at the Bangsaen half marathon held today in Thailand. Mathew Kipkorir Kimeli and Gladys Chepkirui won the title in 1:03.39 and 1:09.49 respectively. Kimeli was followed by Tsegaye Getachew Tadese who crossed the finish line in 1:03.45 while former London marathon champion Amos Kipruto of Kenya completed the podium […]
The reigning world 10,000m silver medalist Daniel Ebenyo Simiu won the Kolkata 25km ran held morning in Kolkata, India with a course record. Ebenyo, the World road running half marathon silver medalist won the race in 1:11.13 ahead of compatriot Victor Togom in 1:12.26 in an all Kenyan 1-2 podium finish with Ethiopian Tesfaye Demeke […]
Eliud Magut and Irene Cherop braced the hot sun and hot weather to win the inaugural Mwale Medical and Training (MMTC) marathon held on Saturday in Butere, kakamega County. Running in his second marathon, Maiyo from Kapsabet won the men’s race beating Dennis Yator and Moses Kigen to second and third respectively. Despite the hot […]
Former Jiaozou half marathon champion David Kibet and his wife Sally Jepkosgei will lead a host of other top athletes at the inaugural Mwale Medical and Training City (MMTC) marathon set for Saturday morning in Butere, Kakamega County. The event, four categories, 42km, 21km, 10km and 5km is set to start at 6:30am all the […]
Approximately 200 athletes faced off during the Athletics Kenya junior athletics camps held at the Mumias Sports Complex in kakamega County. The junior runners, drawn from Ebwali in Vihiga, Budalangi in Busia, Kaptama in Bungoma and Mumias in Kakamega counties, competed in various events as part of their preparations to World Under 20 World Athletics […]
Refugee team head coach Janeth Jepkosgei has set her focus to pick a formidable team ahead of 2026 Youth Olympic Games that will be staged in Dakar, Senegal and 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, USA. Speaking on Friday during the junior time trials at the Kipchoge Keino stadium in Eldoret where top athletes competed […]