Obiri, Chepkoech to light up Doha meet

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Chief Athletics Writer Fireworks are expected on Friday as a galaxy of stars renews their rivalry in the last meeting of the 2020 Diamond League seri...

Beatrice Chepkoech , Diamond League series , Doha , Hellen Obiri , Khalifa international Stadium , Qatar

Kenyan athletes cleared to travel to France for Monaco Diamond League

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Gilbert Kiprpotich Chief writer, athletics Kenyan athletes have been given the green light to travel to Monaco, France for the opening leg of the res...

Cleared to travel to Monaco , Covid-19 pandemic , Diamond League , Kenyan atheltes

Olunga to challenge Kipchoge and Co for top Soya honours

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Harambee Stars striker Michael Olunga is among five nominees shortlisted for the 2019 SOYA Male Athlete of the Year ahead of the awards gala slated fo...

Eliud Kipchoge , Male Athlete of the Year award , Michael Olunga , SOYA , Timothy Cheruiyot

Cheruiyot dreaming of lowering Guerrouj’s longstanding record

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World 1,500m champion Timothy Cheruiyot believes the World Record over the distance can be lowered ''when the right time comes.'' According to Cherui...

1 , 500M , Hicham El Guerrouj , kenya , Morocco , Timothy Cheruiyot

2019 in Review: ‘Golden girl’ Chepkoech showed grit to win gold at Doha Worlds

By Carol Kones,

Review, Caro Kones A mistake at the water jump that cost Kenya’s 3,000m steeplechase queen Beatrice Chepkoech not to win the 2017 world championshi...

Beatrice Chepkoech , Doha , gold , Qatar , World Championships

Kipruto irked by Diamond League changes

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Olympic and double World 3000m steeplechase champion Conseslus Kipruto has urged IAAF to reconsider the removal of the 3000m steeplechase race from th...

3000m steeplechase , Conseslus Kipruto , Diamond League , IAAF

IAAF boss Coe excited by Kipchoge sub-2 attempt

By Reuters,

The head of world athletics Sebastian Coe wants to end his federation’s ‘computer says no’ approach which would mean that if Kenya’s Eliud Kip...

Eliud Kipchoge , IAAF , INEOS159 , Seb Coe

Obiri, Hassan, Tirop to light up 5,000m in Doha

By Agencies,

Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands has already had an annus mirabilis – and as she approaches a possible 5000m/10,000m double in Doha it could get even...

000m , 5 , Agnes Jebet Tirop , Doha , Hellen Obiri , Sifan Hassan

Road to Doha: With Dibaba out, Kipyegon, Hassan highlight 1,500m

By Agencies,

With major question marks against all the chief contenders, predicting the outcome of the women’s 1500m with any great level of confidence is a tric...

1 , 500M , Faith Kipyegon , Genzebe Dibaba , Sifan Hassan

Road to Doha: In Manangoi’s absence, who will reign supreme in 1,500m?

By World Athletics,

It seems wrong to describe Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen as a wunderkind, because even though he only turned 19 on 19 September, he has the attitude �...

1 , 500M , Cheruiyot , Doha , Jakob , Manangoi , Supreme

Hassan, Obiri lead high-powered clashes in London

By Citizen Team,

The IAAF Diamond League resumes at the Muller Anniversary Games in London on Saturday and Sunday, the series' only two-day meeting which this year has...

Hellen Obiri , IAAF Diamond League , Sifan Hassan

Sawe targets bigger heights at London DL

By Philip Muchiri,

Two-time African High Jump champion Mathew Sawe is set to compete at the 10th stop of the IAAF Diamond League Series in London over the weekend. It...

Diamond League , Matthew Sawe

Back on track, Kipyegon prepares for Worlds

By World Athletics,

Few athletes in global athletics can quite boast the combination of sheer success and zest for living like Faith Kipyegon. With her naturally vivac...

Faith Kipyegon

Cheruiyot, Manangoi Jr shine in Monaco

By Matthews Mutai,

World silver medalist Timothy Cheruiyot won the men's 1500m at the Herculis EBS Diamond League - a non-scoring race in the round - as he continued his...

Diamond League , Nijel Amos , Sifan Hassan , Timothy Cheruiyot

Lyles, Cheruiyot lead record rampage in Lausanne

By World Athletics,

By the time Noah Lyles took to his blocks for the 200m at Lausanne’s Athletissima on Friday (5), three meeting records had already been broken at th...

IAAF Diamond League , Lausanne , Timothy Cheruiyot

Cheruiyot targets third successive win in Lausanne

By Stephen Kiprop,

World silver medallist Timothy Cheruiyot heads to Lausanne on Friday off the back of convincing victories in Stockholm and Stanford. The 2018 Diamo...

Emmanuel Korir , Timothy Cheruiyot

Zakayo to skip All Africa Games, sets sights on World Championships

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

World Under-20 5000m champion Edward Zakayo has revealed that he may opt out of this year’s All Africa Games in preference for the World Championshi...

All Africa Games , Commonwealth Games 5 , Edward Zakayo , IAAF Diamond League , World Championships

Semenya denied participation in Rabat 800 metres race

By Reuters,

Caster Semenya has been denied participation in her favoured 800 metres race in Morocco, the athlete said on Thursday, despite Switzerland’s highest...

Caster Semenya , Court of Arbitration for Sport , IAAF , Morocco

Chepkoech, Coburn set for Oslo DL showdown

By Citizen Team,

World record holder Beatrice Chepkoech is set to face off world champion Emma Coburn in the 3000m steeplechase at the IAAF diamond league series in Os...

Kipyegon to make comeback at Prefontaine Classic

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Olympic Games 1500m champion Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon is set to make her long awaited comeback at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League on June 30 ...

Diamond League , Faith CHepng'etich Kipyegon , Prefontaine Classic