Reigning world cross country champion Beatrice Chebet set the 5km world record in today’s Cursa dels Nassos road race in Barcelona, Spain. The Commonwealth Games 5,000m champion set the world record at 14:13 to smash the women’s world 5km record by lowering Ethiopian Senbere Teferi’s 14:29 set at the Herzogenaurach in 2021to end the year […]
Kenyan born turned Ugandan athlete Benjamin Edward Kiplangat was found murdered in Kenya, in the outskirts of Eldoret town. The man, who holds the 3,000m steeplechase Ugandan record was confirmed dead by Moiben sub-county police commander Stephen Okal said the body of the athlete was found with injuries on the neck. The body was found […]
As the 2023 comes to an end, the reigning Africa Games 5,000m champion Robert Kiprop has aligned his 2024 calendar, which will be busy. Fresh from winning the BingwaFest 10,000m race in Eldoret, Kiprop says that he has taken a break in competition but with serious training as a build up for 2024 calendar that will culminate at the […]
Former world marathon record holder Eliud Kipchoge will be competing at the Tokyo Marathon set for March 3rd 2024. Today, his company announced: “I have good memories of Japan. I won my Olympic gold medal there and ran the course record in the Tokyo Marathon,” said Kipchoge. “I feel good working towards my next race […]
Athletics Kenya will host the second leg of the Athletics Kenya (AK) track and field weekend meet set for January 5-6 at the Ulinzi Sports Complex Langata. AK in a press release said athletes will use the event as a build-up for various international events next year. AK said the event is open to all […]
Daniel Yator led Kenyans in sweeping the Gabon marathon podium yesterday in Libreville, Gabon. Yator won the men’s race in 2:24.01 leading country mates Vincent Kipyegon to second in 2:30.27 and William Kibor completing the all kenyan sweep in 2:41.47. In women, Kenya’s Ednah Mukhwana finished second behind the Ethiopian Chaltu Dida in 2:47.08 and […]
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 […]