Kenyan young runner Jacob Krop started his running career while still young but hus success is great. The Form Four student at Chewoyet secondary school in West Pokot County paced for Rhonex Kipruto to break the world 10km record during the Valencia 10km race. Full report https://www.the-star.co.ke/sports/athletics/2020-06-24-krop-remembers-how-he-paced-rhonex-to-world-record/
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World Athletics ratify Kipruto’s world record
World Athletics has ratified two time world under 20 10,000m champion Rhonex Kipruto’s 5km and 10km World Records to (13:18) and 10km (26:24) respectively. The world 10,000m bronze medalist set the new world record during the January 12th 2020 Valencia Ibercaja 10km. He won the title in 26:24 taking off 14 seconds from then record […]
Kipruto plotting to break his own record
The reigning world under 20 10,000m champion Rhonex Kipruto will be hoping to lower his 10km world record when the coronavirus pandemic ends. According to Daily Nation, the young runner believes that with good preparations his record can dip further after breaking the world record during the Valencia Ibercaja road race in 26:23 breaking Uganda’s […]
Edward Zakayo, Rhonex Kipruto set for 5am battle in Samburu
For the first time, Samburu will be hosting the North Rift Athletics Kenya regional Cross country championships in one of the earliest ever cross country meeting in Kenyan history as world under 20 5,000m champion Edward Zakayo and his counterpart world under 20 10,000m champion Rhonex Kipruto will renew their rivalry on Saturday next week. […]
Rhonex Kipruto, Brilliant Jepkorir wins Discovery titles
Reigning world Under 20 10,000m champion Rhonex Kipruto and former world junior runner Brilliant Jepkorir were the winners of the 28th Edition of Discovery Kenya cross country championships held today at Eldoret Sports Club. Kipruto who won last year’s junior title stunned world under 20 5,000m champion Edward Zakayo then defending champion Josephat Kipchirchir to […]
Tirop, Kipruto drive away Tuskys cars
It was all smiles as former world cross country champion Agnes Jebet Tirop and reigning world under 20 10,000m champion Rhonex Kipruto drove Tuskys Cars away following their victory in December’s Tuskys Wareng Cross country championships. After recovering from an injury, Tirop, the 2015 world cross country was optimistic that her training will be made […]
Edward Zakayo, Teresa Engesha headline Most Promising SOYA list
Reigning world Under-20 5,000m champion Edward Zakayo and Harambee Starlets forward Teresa Engesha have been nominated for the Most Promising 2018 Safaricom Sports Personality of the Year (SOYA) Awards in boys and girls categories respectively. The world under 18 3,000m silver medalist Zakayo will face judoka Carlos Ochieng, world Under-20 champion in 10,000m Rhonex Kipruto, […]
Golden moment as Kenya tops in Tampere
Kenyan signed off the World Under 20 championships in Ratina Stadium, Tampere, Finland in style by toping the world, beating perennial rivals USA and Jamaica and fellow East Africa nation Ethiopia.
Rhonex Kipruto wins with a course record
Reigning Africa junior cross country champion Rhonex Kipruto broke the course record of UAE Health Kidney 10km road race held in New York City’s Central Park. At 18, Kipruto ran the fastest time of 27:08 to bring down fellow Kenyan Sammy Kipketer’s time of 27:11 he set in 2002. Kipruto, who won the Ndalat Gaa […]
Maria Soti cross country: Budding athletes to test their ability
Top and budding athletes will have a chance to showcase their talents at this year’s second edition of Maria Soti cross country championships set for tomorrow (Saturday) at Maria Soti secondary School in Elgeyo Marakwet County.