The Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon organisers Monday announced a new route for the event slated for October 31. At the same time, the meet which enters its 18th edition, received a sponsorship boost of Sh15 million. In a departure from tradition, the race will be held around the Southern bypass. The start and finish will […]
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The ongoing National Youth Games (NYG) at the University of Ilorin is beset by complaints from administrators over the methods adopted for screening of athletes. The exercise had been dogged by controversies and alleged manipulation which led to repetition of the process at the weekend. While speaking with journalists in Ilorin, the Executive Chairman of […]
Emmanuel Rotich, the husband of slain Kenyan long distance athlete Agnes Tirop, has been arrested in Mombasa, Nation Sport can confirm. Rotich, who is the key suspect in the murder of the 25-year-old two-time World Championships medallist, was apprehended by police in Changamwe, Mombasa on Thursday night after being trailed for two days. Tirop was […]
No one can survive in life through lone ranger tactics rather we all need a shoulder to lean on in tough times. Lately, we have read in the media about various international athletes coming out to confess about their mental health challenges. American tennis superstar Naomi Osaka dropped out of the French Open due to […]
Agnes Jebet Tirop was planning to reclaim her world record in the 10-kilometre road race after it was lowered by 23 seconds by Bahrain’s Kalkidan Gezahegne just last week in Switzerland. Ethiopia-born Kalkidan ran a brilliant 29 minutes and 38 seconds, lowering Tirop’s time of 30:01 which she had set just days earlier in Germany. […]
The deaths of top runners Agnes Jebet Tirop and Hosea Mwok Macharinyang in a span of days have left Kenya and the entire world athletics family in shock. Former World Cross Country Championships queen Jebet, who recently shattered the 10-kilometre world record, was found lifeless at her home in Iten on Wednesday with stab wounds. […]
Kenya’s former women’s only world record holder in 10km road race Agnes Tirop is dead. Tirop was found dead in her house on Wednesday morning, in what Athletics Kenya said is a suspected homicide. Athletics Kenya confirmed the shocking news in a statement. “Atheltics Kenya are this afternoon distraught to learn about the untimely death […]
Several local long-distance runners are scheduled to compete at the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon in South Africa on Sunday. The limelight will be on the likes of Munyaradzi Jari, who is one of the leading distance runners in the country. Jari said he is positive of a good result on Sunday. “I have done all […]
After a tough track season drew to a close with last month’s Kip Keino Classic Continental Tour meeting in Nairobi, the local cross country calendar kicks off this Saturday in Machakos. Athletics Kenya President Jack Tuwei has subsequently urged athletes who have been out in the cold for a long time due to the coronavirus […]
The resumption of construction works for the completion of Mzimba stadium have excited several stakeholders including the youth in the district. The development follows the Tonse Government’s recent release of funds for the exercise after the 12 thousand capacity facility had missed its 2019 completion deadline, a year after its construction started in 2018. The […]
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Namibia: ‘May the Best Win’
TEEN turbos Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi are competing for at least three prizes at the upcoming Namibia Sport Awards. The awards reception, to recognise the countries most outstanding sport personalities, will be staged in Windhoek on 30 October. The 18-year-old globetrotting revelations are shortlisted for the sports star and sportswoman prizes alongside veteran long […]
Nairobi — Diana Kipyogei led a podium sweep in the women’s race while Benson Kipruto won his first ever major marathon, both clinching victories in total Kenyan dominance at the Boston Marathon on Monday. Kipyogei stopped the clock in a time of 2hrs, 24mins 45secs to lead a Kenyan podium sweep with 41-year old Edna […]
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Namibia: Hahn, Weber Do the Double
Hugo Hahn and Genevieve Weber both did the double by winning the Cycle Classic road race as well as mountain bike titles over the weekend. In yesterday’s 100km road race, national champion Drikus Coetzee broke away from the pack after about 60km, but the leading bunch, which included Hahn, managed to catch up to him […]
The lifeless body of veteran cross country runner Hosea Mwok Macharinyang has been found hanging by a rope in a store at the family home in Murkwijit village, West Pokot County. Confirming the incident, West Pokot Sub County Commissioner Kennedy Lunalo said family members found the body of the athlete hanging by a rope inside […]
Abuja — President, Organisation of Military Sports in Africa (OSMA), Brig.-Gen. Mikado Abdullahi, said yesterday that 327 athletes from 14 countries are expected to participate in the maiden Chief of Defence Staff/OSMA tournament in Abuja. Abdullahi, who spoke at a briefing in Abuja, said adequate logistics arrangements were in place preparatory to the maiden edition […]
The sprinter has been under suspension since 31 July when she was suspended from the 100m at the Tokyo Olympics The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has issued more charges against Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare in relation to three separate disciplinary matters. Before now, there had been no new updates from the AIU since placing a […]
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Namibia in Running World Cup Final
A BUNCH of ordinary Namibians upstaged a Usain Bolt-led Jamaica to make it to the final four of the 2021 Vitality Running World Cup after finishing second in the last 16 phase on Sunday. The team of 920 runners from Namibia are in the championship round of the world’s largest mass participation running event by […]
Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei claimed her second World Marathon Major Series victory when she won her maiden London Marathon title on Sunday. Jepkosgei, the 2019 New York City Marathon champion, broke away from Ethiopians Degitu Azimeraw and Ashete Bekera at the 35km mark and never looked back as she pounded the London streets to victory in […]