Worku, Obiri favourites at Italica Cross

By World Athletics,

Ethiopia’s Tadese Worku and Kenya’s Hellen Obiri will be the marquee athletes at the ‘Cross Internacional de Itálica’ in Santiponce on the ou...

Hellen Obiri , Italica Cross Country , Tadese Worku

Obiri and Kifle favourites in Elgoibar

By World Athletics,

At a press conference on Wednesday, elite race manager Zigor Díez announced the names of the athletes in contention at the 77th Cross Internacional J...

Hellen Obiri

Chepkoech leads Houston Half Marathon field

By World Athletics,

Organisers of the Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon have revealed the elite fields for the World Athletics road races on Janua...

Houston Marathon

Saudi Arabia to meet Bahrain in Gulf Cup final

By Matthews Mutai,

Saudi Arabia will meet Bahrain in the Arabian Gulf Cup final after Abdullah Al-Hamdan scored a first-half goal as they beat hosts Qatar 1-0 in the sem...

Arabian Gulf Cup , Bahrain , Saudi Arabia

Kenyans break records in Istanbul, Beijing

By World Athletics,

Kenyans posted record-breaking performances on Sunday in Istanbul and Beijing with Daniel Kibet and Matthew Kipkoech Kisorio the men's course records ...

Beijing Marathon , Istanbul Marathon , Matthew Kipkoech Kisorio

Kosgei, Chepkoech and Obiri nominated for IAAF award

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Newly crowned world marathon record holder Brigid Kosgei, world 3,000m steeplechase record holder Beatrice Chepkoech and world 5,000m champion Hellen ...

Beatrice Chepkoech , Brigid Kosgei , Hellen Obiri , IAAF Female World Athlete of the Year

‘Stay home until it’s time for you to race,’ Doha champion Chepng’etich says

By Philip Muchiri,

Philip Muchiri in Doha, Qatar 'Stay home until it’s time for you to race.’ That is the passionate appeal from the newly crowned World Women’s ...

IAAF World Championships , Ruth Chepngetich

Chepngetich gives Kenya golden start at Doha Worlds

By Reuters,

Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich overcame extreme heat and humidity to win the world championship midnight marathon on Friday, in a gruelling test of surviv...

Ruth Chepngetich

Qatar promises accessible alcohol for World Cup visitors

By Reuters,

Qatar wants to make alcohol accessible for visiting fans when it hosts the 2022 World Cup and will use cruise ships to ensure it can accommodate an ex...

2022 World Cup , Qatar , World cup

Is Ruth Chepngetich Kenya’s dark horse in Doha

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Analysis, Gilbert Kiprotich  It is exactly one week before the IAAF World Championships kicks off in Doha, Qatar where Kenyans will bid to reaffirm ...

IAAF World Championships , Ruth Chepngetich

Kiplagat eyeing Worlds marathon glory beyond Doha

By Philip Muchiri,

At 39, two-time marathon World Champion Edna Kiplagat is going for gold and nothing less in the forthcoming Doha edition, having narrowly missed the t...

Doha , Edna Kiplagat , kenya , Marathon , World Championships

Kamworor breaks World Half Marathon record

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Gilbert Kiprotich Geoffrey Kamworor shaved 17 seconds off the World Marathon record when he ran a barnstorming 58:01 en route to winning the Copenhag...

Copenhagen Half Marathon , Geoffrey Kamworor

Kenyan teen Kibet breaks 5K meet record in Italy

By World Athletics,

Kenyan teenager Michael Kibet broke the meeting record in the 5000m at the Palio della Quercia in Rovereto, Italy on Tuesday. In a close 5000m race...

Michael Kibet , Palio della Quercia , Rovereto

Bahrain kills 2 men despite objections of rights groups

By VOA,

Bahrain has executed two men convicted of terrorism offenses. The French news agency AFP reports that the two men were killed by firing squad Satur...

Bahrain , Executions , terrorism

Kamworor to headline Copenhagen Half

By World Athletics,

Three-time world half marathon champion Geoffrey Kamworor will headline the Copenhagen Half Marathon on September 15. Over the past five years or s...

Copenhagen Half Marathon , Geoffrey Kamworor

U.S retaliated against Iranian spy group’s cyberstrike

By CNN,

US Cyber Command launched a retaliatory cyberstrike last week against an Iranian spy group, according to a US official and a former US intelligence of...

Cyberstrike , Iran , President Donald Trump , U.S Cyber Command

The doping menace: Kenyan-born Bahraini Kirwa handed four-year ban

By Gilbert Kiprotich,

Kenyan-born Bahraini long-distance runner Eunice Kirwa has been slapped with a four- year ban after testing positive for Erythropoietin (EPO) during a...

Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) , Bahraini , doping , Erythropoietin (EPO) , Eunice Kirwa , Kenyan-Born

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...

FIFA abandons 48-team 2022 World Cup

By Reuters,

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be held with 32 participating teams and not an expanded 48 teams, organisers FIFA said on Wednesday. FIFA Presiden...

2022 World Cup , FIFA , Gianni Infantino

Olympic medalist Jepkirui suspended for doping

By Philip Muchiri,

Eunice Jepkirui Kirwa has become the second Kenya-born Bahraini to be handed suspension from athletics for doping after 3000m steeplechase Olympic cha...

Jemimah Sumgong