Commonwealth Games 10,000m silver medalist Irene Chepet Cheptai won the New Delhi Half Marathon held today in India The former world cross country champion won the race in 66:42 as her personal best in the 21km dsiatnce ahead of Ethiopia’s Dawit Seyaum (68:02) and while Uganda’s Stella Chesang was third in 68:11. In the men […]
Hosts Muthaiga, Nyali and Sigona have taken an early lead at the inaugural Patron’s Cup on the second day of championships at the Muthaiga Golf Club to commemorate the late president Mwai Kibaki. With the championships set to end tomorrow after teeing off Friday, the hosts managed to garner 18 in round 1 and 12 […]
Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) runner Cynthia Chepngeno and Kericho’s Edwin Bett were the winners of 10km women and men races during the first leg of Athletics Kenya Cross country championships held this morning in Machakso County. It was also the best position Grace Loibach and Ismail Kirui won the 6km junior women and 8km junior […]
Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has provisionally suspended Kenyan Diana Chemtai Kipyokei and Betty Wilson Lempus. Kipyokei, the former Boston marathon championand Lempus tested positive for the Presence of a Prohibited Substance (Triamcinolone acetonide) and for Tampering with any part of Doping Control by an Athlete and Lempus is suspended for Tampering with any part of […]
The court order has canceled the planned National Paralympic Committee (KNPC) of Kenya elections set for Friday. Pauline Arange from the Kenyan Sports Federation for the Mentally Handicapped secretary general took the national body to court. KNPC, President Agnes Oluoch, who has been serving for long was set to defend her post at the helm.
Former world under 20 5,000m champion Edward Pingua Zakayo will face Ugandan duo Joel Ayeko and Rogers Kibet at the Cardiff Cross Challenge, the first world Athletics Cross Country opener tomorrow. The former Commopnwealth Games 5,000m bronze medalist Zakayo will be returning into Cross country races and will be up against Ethiopia’s Gizealew Abeje Ayana, […]
Reigning Hamburg Marathon champion Cyprian Kotut, Cranelius Kipyego, Felix Kandie and Felix Kibitok will lead Kenyans at the Sunday’s Toronto waterfront Marathon in Canada. In women, Magdalene Masai and Ruth Chebitok will lead Kenyans. Kotut who has the personal best of 2:04.47 set with his Hamburg Marathon victory with course record. The young brother of three-time […]
Former world 800m junior record holder Japheth Kimutai is a happy man after his retirement from active athletics career that spanned for about ten years. Kimutai, who was the 1998 Commonwealth Games 800m champion decided to give back to the community by building an athletics Training Camp called Complete Sports based in Kaptagat, Uasin Gishu […]
Double Olympic marathon champion Eliud Kipchoge has been nominated for the Men’s World Athlete of this year. The world marathon record holder will be battling for the title for the 9th time in a row. After setting the new world record at 2:01.09, at the Berlin marathon, he had also won the Tokyo Marathon in […]
Two games will be played this weekend in Metropolitan Region as Kenya Deaf Football League enters the last fixtures across the country. Blackstars Deaf FC will play Scotland Deaf FC at gems Cambridge International school then Sportif will be hosting the Eastleigh at Rongai Playground. With the finals set for December 2nd at the University […]