Alexander Mutiso and Celestine Chepchirchir were top Kenyans at Sunday’s Valencia marathon held in Spain on 3/12/2023. Mutiso finished second behind champion Sisay Lemma from Ethiopia while Chepchirchir was 4th in women in a race dominated by Ethiopians who took top three positions. Selected results MEN WOMEN
Commonwealth Games marathon bronze medalist Michael Githae won the Fukuoka marathon held in Japan on 3/12/2023. Selected results MEN: 1. Michael Githae KEN 2:07:08, 2. Shaohui Yang CHN 2:07:09, 3. Sondre Nordstad Moen NOR 2:07:16, 4. Kyohei Hosoya JPN 2:07:23, 5. Vincent Kibor Raimoi KEN 2:08:00, 6. Peiyou Feng CHN 2:08:07, 7. Brett Robinson AUS […]
Michael Kamu and Fikite won the Shenzhen marathon held in China on 3/12/2023 Selected results MEN: 1. Michael Kamau KEN 2:08:19, 2. Pius Karanja Kimani ? 2:08:24, 3. A. K. Kiptoo KEN 2:09:51 WOMEN: 1. Fikrte Wereta Admasu ETH 2:22:07, 2. Mare Dibaba Hurssa ETH 2:30:06, 3. Gebeyanesh Ayele Gedamu ETH 2:32:27.
Kenyans Francis Cheruiyot and Flomena Chepkiach ruled the OMAR marathon held on Sunday in Tunis, Tunisia on 3/12/2023. Selected results MEN: 1. Francis Cheruiyot KEN 2:11:30, 2. Elija Kemboi KEN 2:13:28, 3. David Kiprono KEN 2:13:32, 4. Gilbert Muge KEN 2:13:52, 5. Edwin Kimaiyo KEN 2:20:32, 6. Wajdi Boukhili TUN 2:23:33, 7. Djamel Ben ALG […]
David Barmasai Tumo and kenyan born turned Bahraini Rose Chelimo were the winners of the 2023 Singapore marathon held on Sunday 3/12/2023. Selected results MEN: 1. David Barmasai Tumo KEN 2:14:16, 2. Geoffrey Birgen KEN 2:14:31, 3. Anderson Seroi 2:16:00, 4. Julius Tuwei KEN 2:17:10, 5. Gilbert Kibet KEN 2:17:42, 6. Melese Kifle Dendir ETH […]
Elias Kiprono kemei led Kenyans in sweeping the podium at the Pune marathon held in India on 3/12/2023 MEN: 1. Elias Kiprono Kemei KEN 2:16:54, 2. Simon Maina Mwangi KEN 2:17:41, 3. ? 2:19:08, 4. Stephen Kosgei KEN 2:22:37, 5. ?, 2:23:30, 6. Endalew Desye Yerdaw ETH 2:25:39 WOMEN: 1. Bati Hailu Roba ETH 3:11:04
It was an all Kenyans affair at the Macau international half marathon held on 3/12/2023 2023. Mathew Semperu and Zippora Kingori won the men and women titles respectively. Selected results MEN: 1. Mathew Samperu KEN 1:04:xx WOMEN: 1. Ziporah Wanjiru Kingori KEN 1:15:05
Olympic Games Peres Jepchirchir and former World marathon record holder Brigid Kosgei have been named in the provisional squad ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in France. Jepchirchir will be hoping to defend her title she won last in Tokyo, Japan in 2021 with ten named, thy will be trimmed to five with three […]
World marathon record holder Kelvin Kiptum and double Olympic Games marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge will lead the Kenyan marathon team at next year’s Olympic Games set for Paris, France. Yesterday, the Athletics Kenya vice president Paul Mutwii announced the provisional squad ahead of the highly anticipated team. The ten marathoners named in the provisional squad […]
Athletics Kenya has set out to address the discrepancies in gender balance in every competition to avoid gender imbalance in the country. Speaking in Uasin Gishu during the opening of five junior camps in the region which have been dominated by girls, the federation’s Youth and Development chairman Barnaba Korir said that the federation is […]