Nairobi — Hellen Obiri will return to defend her title in April, as the Boston Marathon organizers announced the field for the 2024 showpiece, one they have said is the strongest in the competition’s history. Obiri, a two-time Olympic silver medalist, won last year’s title in 2:21:38, a new personal best, in what was her […]
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Namibia: QSB Camp Successfully Concluded
The Quinton Steele Botes Athletics Coaching and Training Camp was successfully concluded for the 31st year at Windhoek’s Independence Stadium on Saturday. About 120 young athletes attended the camp where they received specialised coaching from top South African coaches like Jonathan Greyvenstein and Charlie Strohmenger and Namibian coaches, including Christine Mboma’s coach Henk Botha, Ryan […]
Nairobi — Two suspects have been arrested over the murder of athlete Benjamin Kiplagat. According to police, the suspects were captured on CCTV in the Saturday night ordeal. A knife suspected of being used in the killing of the 34-year-old Kiplagat was found on one of the suspects, Moiben sub county police commander Stephen Okal […]
Nairobi — World half marathon champion Sebastian Sawe set a course record of 28:00 on his way to victory in the men’s 10km at the BOClassic race in Bolzano, Italy on New Year’s Eve. Sawe finished ahead of Italian Yeman Crippa who clocked 28:04 in second as South African Maxime Chaumeton came third in 28:40. […]
Ethiopia’s anti-doping efforts are kicking into high gear earlier than expected as the country looks to curb violations and ensure integrity at the 2024 Summer Games in Paris. The Anti-Doping Authority of Ethiopia announced enhanced testing and control measures for Olympic hopefuls, starting January, months ahead of schedule. The intensive initiative aims to identify and […]
Nairobi — The government has unveiled plans to provide financial literacy education to sports stars in the country. Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua who spoke at the inaugural Great Chepsaita Cross-Country Run 2023 at Chepsaita Chepkemei Primary School in Uasin Gishu County on Saturday, said there is a need to equip the athletes with financial literacy […]
Nairobi — National Olympics Committee of Kenya (NOCK) secretary general Francis Mutuku says they will be burning the midnight oil to ensure Team Kenya have access to a balanced diet at their pre-Olympics training camp in the city of Miramas ahead of next year’s Paris Olympics in France. Mutuku said that food will be part […]
Addis Ababa — Tens of thousands of people have gathered at Meskel Square in Addis Ababa today for the 10-kilometre Great Ethiopian Run, the largest road race in Africa. Today, the streets of the capital city are filled with the energy and excitement of the Great Ethiopian Run which started early morning and attracted more […]
Nairobi — Kenya’s 10,000m world silver medalist Daniel Simiu Ebenyo has made the final shortlist for the International Fair Play Award at this year’s World Athletics Awards set to be staged in December. Simiu was nominated for his brilliant act in saluting compatriot Sabastian Sawe as he overtook him to win gold at last month’s […]
Chronic Power Outages Plague Ekurhuleni Suburbs, Frustrating Residents Residents in the Germiston and Primrose suburbs of the Ekurhuleni metro municipality, South Africa, are grappling with persistent power outages that last much longer than promised by the municipality, reports TimesLIVE. Due to cable faults, substations blowing up, overloading, and cable theft, residents often experience electricity […]
Nairobi — Kenya’s Hellen Obiri is the new champion of the New York Marathon after edging a closely contested women’s race on Sunday. The Boston Marathon champion clocked 2:27:23, outsprinting world 10,000m silver medalist, Letesenbet Gidey of Ethiopia (2:27:29) and immediate former defending champion — and fellow Kenyan — Sharon Lokedi (2:27:33) in second and […]
Nairobi — Newly crowned StanChart Marathon champion for the men’s 21km, Justus Kiprop, says he was never in doubt he would perform well in the 20th edition of the annual road race. Kiprop said he had marked out the date of the competition in his calendar and had prepared optimally for it. “I feel great…it […]
Kenyan marathon runner Titus Ekiru has been banned for 10 years, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said Monday, for both doping and tampering in a case that involved collusion with a high-ranking doctor in a Kenyan hospital. One of his positive tests, for triamcinolone acetonide, came at the Milan Marathon in May 2021, which he […]
Nairobi — Kelvin Kiptum’s star continues to shine as the 23-year old Kenyan was drafted in the preliminary list of 11 nominated for the World Athletics ‘Male Athlete of the Year’ award, just a few days after his crushing run to set a new marathon world record in Chicago. Kiptum became the first man to […]
This week marks the opening of the voting process for the 2023 World Athletes of the Year ahead of the World Athletics Awards 2023. World Athletics is pleased to confirm a list of 11 nominees for Men’s World Athlete of the Year. These athletes were selected by an international panel of athletics experts, comprising representatives […]
This week marks the opening of the voting process for the 2023 World Athletes of the Year ahead of the World Athletics Awards 2023. World Athletics is pleased to confirm a list of 11 nominees for Women’s World Athlete of the Year. These athletes were selected by an international panel of athletics experts, comprising representatives […]
Organizers of the National Anti-Corruption Marathon race has flagged off the 5th edition with the commencement of registration for participants for the event scheduled for December 9th in Abuja. The National co-ordinator of the programme, Jacob Onu disclosed that many Nigerians are joining forces with his body to fight the menace of corruption in the […]
Tanzanian marathoner, Magdalena Shauri has broken the Women’s National marathon record held by Banuelia Mrashani by six minutes when she finished third in the Berlin Marathon early on Sunday. Banuelia record remained unbroken for 21 years. Shauri clocked 2 hours, 18 minutes, and 41 seconds beating the past record of 2 hours, 24 minutes, and […]