There were some excellent races at the third leg of Athletics Namibia’s Grand Prix series in Windhoek on Saturday, and although no national records were under threat, several events went down to the wire. One of the highlights of the meet was the men’s 400m where national champion Mahmad Bock of Unam just managed to […]
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Long — DISTANCE runners seeking qualification to the World Athletics Championships to be held this year are scheduled to meet next month for a two-week training camp in Vumba. The camp, organised by the National Athletics Association of Zimbabwe, is expected to assist the athletes to fine-tune their preparations for upcoming qualifying races. NAAZ president, […]
Nairobi — Having struggled to knit funds together as he sought an Olympic qualification time last year, fortunes have quickly turned for African 100m record holder Ferdinand Omanyala. His achievements since earning qualification time to the Olympic Games in Tokyo have opened up further success off the pitch, biggest of which has been the signing […]
Addis Ababa — Kenya will be out to break its duck in the 21st edition of the Great Ethiopian Run Sunday in the streets of Addis Ababa. The pair of Cornelius Kemboi and Shadrack Kipngetich will fly the Kenyan flag as they attempt to become the first East African nation to win the legendary race […]
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Ghana: W/R X-Country On Saturday
Essipun — The Western Regional Sports Directorate of the National Sports Authority (NSA), says this year’s regional cross-country competition will be held at the Essipun Sports Stadium on Saturday. The event, which forms part of the region’s preparations for the national cross-country race, is on the theme ‘Running towards the 2023 Africa Games.’ In all, […]
Swakopmund — Olympic silver medallist Christine Mboma is not yet sure whether she will continue racing over 100m, saying she was just trying it out. Mboma won the women’s 100m sprint in her first attempt in Swakopmund Saturday in a time of 11.25 seconds, followed by fellow Olympian Beatrice Masilingi, who clocked 11.37, while Ndawana […]
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Zimbabwe: Nyahora Hopes to Regain Form
ZIMBABWE’S female long distance runner Rutendo Nyahora says she is content with the progress she is making with her training after competing in the Dis-chem half-marathon on Sunday, in South Africa. It was her first half marathon and second race since giving birth last year. The seasoned runner is hoping to be in good shape […]
The FBI revealed encrypted messages exchanged between the defendant and Okagbare. Blessing Okagbare’s hopes of being cleared of the doping allegations which led to her suspension during the Tokyo Olympics are gradually evaporating. This follows a statement issued on Wednesday by the United States Department of Justice on its findings. Big Revelation The statement revealed […]
CHRISTINE Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi will be the star attractions when the first leg of Athletics Namibia’s Grand Prix series takes place in Swakopmund on Saturday. The two athletes last week assisted with coaching at the Quinton Steele Botes Athletics Training Camp in Windhoek, where their coach Henk Botha said they will both compete in […]
SPRINTER Ngoni Makusha believes the past season gave him an opportunity to gain experience of what to expect when going for major competitions. Makusha represented the country at the Tokyo Olympic Games after getting the universality slot offered to the National Athletics Association of Zimbabwe by World Athletics. He was one of the hopefuls to […]
Beatrice Cheserek and Amos Kiplagat are the winners of the inaugural Koitalel Nandi 15km Road Race held Sunday in Nandi County. The race, held under the theme ‘Run to end gender-based violence’, had been pushed forward from October due to the death of 2015 World Cross Country champion Agnes Tirop. The race, which started in […]
CHRISTINE Mboma missed out on the Female Rising Star award at World Athletics’ annual awards ceremony on Tuesday night, but her coach Henk Botha was not too perturbed. The American middle distance athlete Athing Mu, who won the 800m gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics as well as the 4x400m relay gold medal, won the […]
Nairobi — Eliud Kipchoge will look to become only the third man in history to win the World Athletics Male Athlete of the Year award three times or more after he made the final shortlist of five for the 2021 award. The Olympic Champion and Marathon World Record holder won the award in 2018 and […]
Africa’s fastest man Ferdinand Omanyala and six other Kenyan athletes left the country Wednesday night for the 2021 Dubai Run. The run, dubbed “Run with the Champions”, will see participants among them the Crown Prince of Dubai, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, take part in 5km and 10km races along the iconic Sheikh Zayed superhighway on […]
More athletes have come out to speak against increasing cases of gender-based violence in the sport, with many recommending that counselors be brought on board to help curb the menace. Speaking during a consultative forum organised by Athletics Kenya in Bomet Monday, the athletes, among them Olympics 800 metres champion Emmanuel Korir lauded the federation […]
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Kenya: Bogus Coaches Put on Notice
Unqualified and fake coaches who lack certificates have no place in athletics, speakers at an Athletics Kenya (AK) National Consultative Meeting said Tuesday in Machakos County. Long-serving national team head coach Julius Kirwa said that the sport has been tainted by wayward individuals and it is about time integrity is restored. He spoke during an […]
Nairobi — Kenya’s great Eliud Kipchoge has been nominated for the 2021 World Athletics Male Athlete of the Year ahead of the Awards ceremony to be held in December. This week marks the opening of the voting process for the 2021 World Athletes of the Year. Kipchoge is among a list of 10 nominees who […]
A court on Monday ordered police to continue holding the prime suspect in the murder of athlete Agnes Tirop as the family instituted a legal process to secure her property. According to police sources, a third suspect who is in custody was arrested for handling property belonging to Tirop, but whose ownership has since changed […]