Kajiado — World 800 meters champion David Rudisha was on Saturday involved in a plane crash at Imbirikani in Kajiado county. Police and witnesses said Rudisha and other people who were in the light aircraft escaped unhurt. Rudisha and his team were returning to Nairobi after attending Maasai Olympics which were held in Kimana area […]
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Kajiado — World 800 meters champion David Rudisha was on Saturday involved in a plane crash at Imbirikani in Kajiado county. Police and witnesses said Rudisha and other people who were in the light aircraft escaped unhurt. Rudisha and his team were returning to Nairobi after attending Maasai Olympics which were held in Kimana area […]
After a two-year break following the Covid-19 pandemic, the MTN Kampala Marathon is back, with 25,000 people expected to grace the 2022 edition of the biggest sports and social event in Uganda. We have compiled a list of 10 key facts you should know as you prepare to participate in the MTN Kampala Marathon wheelchair […]
Nairobi — In the absence of defending champion Peres Jepchirchir, debutant Sharon Lokedi ensured the honors remained with Kenya as she stormed to the New York Marathon victory in a time of 2:23:23. Lokedi stepped down in the final 4km of the race, wading away from Kenyan-turned Israeli Lornah Salpeter to clinch the title on […]
Nairobi — Two-time World Champion Hellen Obiri will finally make her long awaited debut in the marathon on Sunday in New York, and the former 5,000 track icon says she is excited and jittery ahead of the major milestone. Obiri ran her final race on track as she won silver in the 10,000m at the […]
Bydgoszcz — Lucy Mawia and teenager Levy Kibet secured a Kenyan double at the Cross Country Bydgoszcz na Start, producing convincing victories at the World Athletics Cross Country Tour Gold event at the city’s Myslecinek Park on Sunday. Mawia, who finished second overall in last year’s World Cross Country Tour, bided her time on the […]
Nairobi — Kenya’s Kibiwott Kandie reclaimed the Valencia Half Marathon title on Sunday, as he clinched the title with an imperious run, clocking 58.09. Kandie won the title in 2020, clocking a new World Record time of 57.32, though the mark was later lowered by Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo who ran a second lower last year. […]
The MTN Kampala Marathon is back after a two-year hiatus caused by the Covid-19 lockdown. The 17th annual edition will take place on November 20, 2022, according to new MTN CEO Sylvia Mulinge. Although the major event of the edition shall be held on November 20 the 10-kilometre wheelchair race shall be held earlier on […]
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, has called on Nigerians to massively vote for Tobi Amusan as she bids to become the first Nigerian to be named World Athlete of the Year by World Athletics. Amusan is among the 10 nominees revealed on Wednesday by World Athletics who are vying for the biggest athletics award […]
Nairobi — After clinching her second successive title at the Chicago Marathon, two-time champion Ruth Chepng’etich admits the idea of running in the Windy City at next year’s edition is irresistible. Chepng’etich turned in a ‘ruthless’ performance on Sunday, clocking a personal best of 2:14:18 and missing out on the women’s world record by a […]
Nairobi — World record holder Eliud Kipchoghe has affirmed that he dreams of completing the ‘perfect six’ of the World Marathon Majors before he retires from the sport. Kipchoge, who broke the Marathon World Record in berlin for the second time two weeks ago has already run four of the six. In march this year, […]
Nairobi — African 100m record holder Ferdinand Omanyala is among seven athletes who have been handed scholarships by the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) towards preparation for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The seven athletes were awarded in Eldoret, where they were also taken through several training workshops as they gear […]
Loved and Lost: Samuel Tshabalala (1957-2022) Samuel Tshabalala made South African history in 1989 by becoming the first black Comrades Marathon winner. The runner, born in Zamdela, Mpumalanga 65 years ago, passed away on Sunday. Tshabalala engraved his name in the road running books by winning the down run in only his third Comrades effort. […]
Nairobi — Amos Kipruto perfectly timed his finishing kick as he put up a brilliant run in the final five kilometres to win his first ever London Marathon title, clinching the crown in a time of 2:04:39. Kipruto had quietly sat in between the leading pack and waited for the opportune time to strike, and […]
Nairobi — Ethiopia’s Yehualaw Yalemzerf pulled away from defending champion Joyciline Jepkosgei in the final five kilometres of the race to clinch the London Marathon title in 2:17:26 on Sunday. The Kenyan who won the title last season finished second in 2:18:07, with compatriot Judith Korir finishing fourth in 2:18:43. Yehualaw bounced back from a […]
Nairobi — Kenya’s Rosemary Wanjiru finished second on her debut at the Berlin Marathon, running a new lifetime best time of 2:18:00 behind Ethiopia’s Tigist Assefa who ran the third quickest time in history. Wanjiru who had been dropped way behind after the first 15km ran a determined second half of the race to finish […]
Nairobi — Eliud Kipchoge scored another historic run on Sunday, winning the Berlin Marathon title in World Record time of 2:01:09 and the social space all over the world was in awe as the King of the Marathon dropped another audacious performance. President William Ruto led a barrage of Kenyans in congratulating Kipchoge, who broke […]
Nairobi — After smashing his own World Record by 30 seconds in winning the 2022 Berlin Marathon, Eliud Kipchoge does not seem to be ready to stop and just probably. Might be going on for a hunt of further lowering the mark. Kipchoge clocked 2:01:09 in winning his fourth Berlin Marathon title on Sunday. As […]